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China's box office, for the first time, tops North America

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2018-05-10 15:16chinadaily.com.cn Editor: Zhang Shiyu ECNS App Download
Chinese movies have achieved huge success in box office in the first quarter of 2018. (Photo/Mtime)

Chinese movies have achieved huge success in box office in the first quarter of 2018. (Photo/Mtime)

For the first time ever, China's quarterly box office performance outshone its North American counterpart, topping the global film market.

According to People's Daily, China boasted over 20.22 billion yuan ($31.76 billion) in box office receipts in the first quarter of this year, with a box office figure of only $28.9 billion in the North American film market.

Among the chart of 10 highest-grossing films during this period, seven domestic films made the list, with only two Hollywood blockbusters — Black Panther and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle — ranking eighth and tenth respectively.

Chinese anti-terrorism action film Operation Red Sea topped the chart, raking in over 36.1 billion yuan at the box office. It has become the second-highest-grossing Chinese film ever, according to Maoyan, a major Chinese film database and ticketing platform.

In addition to Operation Red SeaDetective Chinatown 2Monster Hunt 2The Ex-File: The Return of the Exes and Forever Young all contributed a great deal to this season's Chinese box office power.

  

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