What has already been a rough year at the box office (make that a rough handful of years) is about to get even more rough. As we recently reported, U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs led China to ...
Reminiscent of the outsized Chinese box office success once enjoyed by a certain genre of Hollywood movie – think “Expendables 3,” Pacific Rim” and “Transformers: Age of Extinction” – some Japanese ...
Globally, the film is off to a remarkable start and is expected to cross $520 million in its first weekend as the theatrical ...
With the United States and China locked in an escalating trade war sparked by President Trump’s tariffs, America’s biggest economic competitor isn’t limiting its response to just material goods. China ...
Good evening from the North Fork of Long Island. I am going to be on the East Coast for most of July and hope to see some of you in New York City (or by the beach). This newsletter will likely be off ...
Independent Chinese film distributor Road Pictures has already tasted success with a succession of imported Japanese animation films. But the company says that China’s youth market is best accessed ...
China has frozen regulatory reviews for new Japanese films, adding to the fallout from a dispute over Taiwan that shows ...
After a strong post-COVID recovery, the Chinese film market is plummeting, and recent reports indicate the all-important youth demo is the cause: "Our younger generations just aren’t going to the ...
Animation has been among the key drivers of the Chinese film industry’s rapid development over the past two decades, and the past 12 months have showcased just how far this art form has come in the ...
A Chinese movie about a boy who fights demons and gods alike has become the world’s highest-grossing movie in any single market. With $1.2 billion in box-office revenue so far, “Ne Zha 2,” released ...