Thank you for visiting, a destination for information about movies and the film industry. Subscribe By checking this box, you confirm that you have read and are agreeing to our terms and conditions Terms of use agreementLast revised on December 30, 2020 Read original article at DeadlinePrevious Post39 more Regal theaters.Next PostWeekend Review 1/20-1/22Sign up for the Screendollars NewsletterInformation For Professionals In Exhibition, Film And Entertainment This may explain the sudden willingness of the government’s China Film Administration to lift its three-year ban on Marvel titles, which had previously drawn large audiences to local cinemas. Now that COVID restrictions have been loosened, Chinese exhibitors are sorely in need of content that will attract moviegoers back to theatres. to retake its position as the world’s largest theatrical market. The Chinese box office fell 36% in 2022 to $4.6 billion, which allowed the U.S. However, the government’s zero-tolerance, zero-COVID policies to control the virus have led to rolling shutdowns throughout the country, halting moviegoing among many other public activities. The last three years have taken it on a roller coaster ride, rising to become the top-grossing global market due to the relative success of the Chinese government at the outset of the pandemic in controlling the spread of COVID and a strong slate of domestic releases. In fact, no Marvel movie has topped $1 billion worldwide at the box office since 2019.Ĭhina is currently the second-largest theatrical market in the world, with approximately 80,000 cinema screens. This marks the end of a three-year hiatus from China for Marvel titles, which limited Disney’s earnings on these films. Black Panther Wakanda Forever Ant Man And The Wasp AllAllFilm DataNewsDistributorsVendorsExhibitorTheatreFilm FestivalsTalent NewsletterDirectoryFilm DataTalentWatch VideosWatch MoviesNewsNewsMovie ReviewsIndustry NewsBox Office OutlookIndustry UpdateIndustry NewsDeadlinePosted on 3:29 AM PT‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’, ‘Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania’ Secure February Release Dates in ChinaChina’s unofficial ban on Marvel movies will finally be lifted next month with the 2/7 release of BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER followed ten days later on 2/17 by ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA.
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