Lunar New Year Brings Revived China Box Office Cheer

The Chinese New Year holidays have brought back scenes not seen in mainland China cinemas for a year – a slew of new release titles and crowds to match. Few records will be broken. But after several months of desertification, the flood of returning cinema-goers may be a relief to the wider industry. The holiday period, marked by family reunions, began on Saturday. New releases of some of the year’s most anticipated films followed on Sunday. Most prominent among these were “The Wandering Earth 2,” a prequel to a massive sci-fi hit from 2019 and historical suspense comedy “Full River… Read Full Article