China follows through on threat to reduce Hollywood film imports
by Dan Cooper | Apr 11, 2025 | News
In a blow to 2025's blockbusters, an escalating trade war has seen China reduce the number of Hollywood films it will show in its cinemas....
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Philippines threatens to join Vietnam in banning Barbie
by Dan Cooper | Jul 06, 2023 | News
The controversy over Barbie throws into sharp relief Hollywood's shifting relationship with the Chinese box office....
US lawmakers meet with Disney's Bob Iger to discuss Chinese censorship
by Dan Cooper | Apr 11, 2023 | News
Bob Iger and other top Hollywood executives were summoned to meet a House select committee to discuss concerns over Hollywood's practices. ...
In a shifting distribution landscape, does Hollywood still need China?
by Dan Cooper | Aug 01, 2022 | Feature, News
Once considered as the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, here in 2022 does Hollywood need, or even want Chinese box office dollars?...
Fight Club has its original ending restored in China
by Dan Cooper | Feb 07, 2022 | News
In a rare reversal, Fight Club now has its original ending back in China, following a sizeable backlash....
Fight Club ending controversially altered for Chinese release
by Dan Cooper | Jan 25, 2022 | News
Fight Club has arrived in China, 23 years after its release - but it arrives with a different ending....
European cinemas hit by fresh setbacks as Chinese box office booms
by Dan Cooper | Oct 26, 2020 | News
Italy and Spain's slowly recovering cinema industries have been derailed once more by Covid-19, whereas China's cinema admissions go from strength to...
