China box office total hits $3 billion

The movie industry is celebrating another successful year in China; official figures released by China’s film watchdog the SAPPRFT show. SAPPRFT announced that the box office took in over 19.3B yuan ($3.17 billion). This is a 17.4% increase from 2012 take, which was around $2.7 billion. In 2010, box office sales only totaled $1.64 billion.

The growth in box office sales can also be accredited to the 4,500 new screens that have been built in China in 2013. The total number of movie screens across the country is now beyond 17,600.

Deadline.com reported that a last-minute surge is possible for the end of the year. No big U.S. films are set to open in December of this year but November was a strong month for films in China. November brought recent titles like, Thor: The Dark World, Gravity and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire to screens across China.

With Hollywood films clearing the way, this provides a opportunity for domestic titles to have a strong run through the end of the year in China. Benny Chan’s, The White Storm opened strong with $12.6 million dollars, The Hollywood Reporter added.

The China box office has seen growth every year since 2011, with more screens and more films, it is likely that China will continue this box office success in 2014.

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