China moviegoers show Hollywood the money
- Published: 18 Jan 2013 at 20.45
- Online news: Asia
Ten new movie screens open each day in China as the popularity of cinema soars in the country, but the appeal of Chinese films has failed to maintain the pace.
A woman looks at a set of illuminated movie posters at a cinema in Beijing on January 18,2013. Ten new movie screens open each day in China as the popularity of cinema soars in the country, but the appeal of Chinese films has failed to maintain the pace.
Box office receipts jumped 30 percent last year to 17 billion yuan ($2.7 billion), lifting China up to become the world's number two cinema market behind the United States, figures last week showed.
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