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China records 10% rise year-on-year

China records 10% rise year-on-year

China’s exhibition industry has recorded total box-office revenues of more than CNY52.6 billion ($7.6 billion) during the first ten months of 2018, a year-on-year increase of 9.75%, according to the country’s regulatory body, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT).
China, world’s largest film market—or is it?

China, world’s largest film market—or is it?

Early last year, official Chinese quarterly movie ticket sales statistics for the first time outstripped those of North America, setting the country on a path to becoming the world’s new largest film market.
Thailand’s Major Cineplex to accept cryptocurrency

Thailand’s Major Cineplex to accept cryptocurrency

Thailand’s leading cinema chain Major Cineplex Group announced that it will become the country’s first operator to accept cryptocurrency payments from moviegoers....
Thailand's Major Cineplex launches 'Movie on Demand'

Thailand's Major Cineplex launches 'Movie on Demand'

Thailand’s leading cinema chain, Major Cineplex Group Plc Co., Ltd., recently launched a new marketing tool aimed at a specific audience demographic that would like to re-watch movies after their regular release windows have expired.
Thailand's Major Cineplex Group caters to children

Thailand's Major Cineplex Group caters to children

Major Cineplex Group Plc, one of Thailand’s leading theatre operators, opened the country’s first venue exclusively dedicated to children aged five to 12 in mid-May. Kodomo Kids Cinema, named after the main sponsor, an infant and children hygiene product line manufactured by Japan’s Lion...
China box office surpasses North America for the first time

China box office surpasses North America for the first time

In a rather sudden development—yet one that probably had to happen rather sooner than later—the Chinese box-office gross has for the first time overtaken that of North America. The first quarter of 2018 saw China’s cinemas raking up some CNY20.2 billion ($3.7 bil.) by the end of March,...
'Amazing China' shines at home box office

'Amazing China' shines at home box office

Theatrically released documentaries have traditionally had a hard time at the Chinese box office, as the genre has not been very popular with local audiences.
First Samsung Cinema LED screen opens in China

First Samsung Cinema LED screen opens in China

While the Cinematic LED Screen developed by South Korea’s Samsung Electronics debuted at home last year, being installed in two Lotte Cinema venues in Seoul and Busan, the revolutionary technology has now also been adopted in neighboring China for the first time. “On February 4th, Samsung...
Busan Fest names new chairman and director

Busan Fest names new chairman and director

The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) appointed Lee Yong-kwan, a former festival director, as its new board chairman during a special organizing committee assembly held on Jan. 31. During the same meeting, Jay Jeon, the former deputy director, was appointed as new festival director....
'Padmavati' cleared by India’s censorship board

'Padmavati' cleared by India’s censorship board

Shortly before the turn of the year, India's film censorship body, the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), cleared the release of controversial Bollywood film Padmavati, saying it had not recommended any cuts, according to local press reports....