All China articles – Page 88
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NewsDisney governance proposal squashed
A bid by Disney shareholders to split Bob Iger’s dual chairman and CEO role was defeated at the AGM on Wednesday [6].
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NewsHobbit crosses global $1bn
Warner Bros announced on Sunday [3] that The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey had become the 15th film in history to reach the milestone, grossing $700m internationally and $301.4m in North America.
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NewsAnnihilator to get Hollywood treatment
Enchanted producer Barry Josephson and Magic Storm Entertainment will bring to life Stan Lee’s creation Annihilator.
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NewsJourney rules China box office
Stephen Chow’s Journey To The West: Conquering The Demons smashed records in China over the Chinese New Year holiday period, grossing $93.5m (RMB583m) in its opening week.
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NewsChina box office round-up 2012: China becomes world's second biggest market
China’s box office grew by 30% to reach $2.74bn (RMB17.07bn), according to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT), making it the second biggest box office territory in the world.
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NewsChina box office round-up: Life Of Pi, Cold War rule in November
The Chinese film market warmed up in November as overall admissions and box office were on the rise compared to the slightly slower market in October.
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NewsChina box office monthly round-up: Bait 3D makes surprise attack
Bait 3D, Huayi Brothers’ Tai Chi films and The Bourne Legacy all took a bite out of the China box office in October.
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IMAX adds 15 theatres to South Korea’s CJ CGV Holdings circuit
The expanded revenue share deal will add 15 IMAX theatres to China and will bring the number of the company’s theatres in South Korea and China to 65.
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FeaturesGrowing up fast
Local films are losing ground to Hollywood imports at the Chinese box office. Liz Shackleton explores how China’s production sector, still in a relatively early stage of development, is approaching the marketplace
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FeaturesA change of image
As a growing part of the global visual-effects industry, China offers more than low costs and outsourcing. Liz Shackleton reports
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FeaturesRules of attraction
China has been emerging as an exciting international partner. But with its government putting co-productions under scrutiny, could that be about to change? Liz Shackleton reports
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NewsHyde Park International kicks off talks on The Wonder
Karl Urban, Willow Shields from The Hunger Games franchise and Taiwan’s Leehom Wang will star in the upcoming 3D family adventure.
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NewsFox International Productions, Bona unveil production deal
The announcement follows a deal signed this May in which FIP parent company News Corp acquired a 19.9% equity stake in Bona.
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NewsGuttentag to shoot French Concession in China
Film is billed as being the first entirely financed out of China and shot by a Hollywood director.
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NewsChina box office monthly round-up: The Expendables 2 tops September box office
The Expendables 2 was the highest-grossing release at the Chinese box office in September; a month dominated by US films.
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NewsProduction underway in Asia on My Lucky Star
As previously reported on Screendaily, the prequel to Chinese hit Sophie’s Revenge sees Zhang Ziyi reprise her role in the crime caper.
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NewsLooper grosses $16.7m in first ten days in China
Sources issued the numbers on Wednesday (10) after the independent sci-fi thriller was understood to have added approximately $7.5m in the second weekend through DMG Entertainment. Combined with the bulk of international grosses from mostly FilmNation licensees, the tally has reached $46m excluding second weekend results from Russia.
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NewsMillion Dollar Crocodile to take a bite of North America
Sales company Odin’s Eye has sold North American rights to the Chinese film Million Dollar Crocodile to Screen Media Films, which will now begin planning for a release in the first quarter of next year.
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Entertainment And Media In Asia to host US-China Film Summit
The Asia Society Southern California’s Entertainment And Media In Asia (EMASIA) will present the event in Los Angeles on Oct 30.
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US-China Summit scheduled for Nov 1 in Los Angeles
Sponsored by East West Bank and Loeb & Loeb, the half-day event is being hosted by the Asia Society Southern California’s Entertainment & Media/Asia Initiative (EMAsia).