Meanwhile, Chinese theaters are re-opening, to the point that both of this years only outright blockbusters (Sonic the Hedgehog and Bad Boys for Life) are getting Chinese release dates.

China was the clear theatrical winner of 2020 at the global box office. For at least one year, it was as powerful a moviegoing market as we’ve all merely pretended it was since 2015.

The Sacrifice Takes in $150 Million at Box Office War movie The Sacrifice has topped Chinese box offices for the third weekend in a row, bringing its total to $150 million since it was released on ...

Editor's Note: The year 2020, marred by the COVID-19 pandemic, was a tough year for the global film industry. The Chinese film industry was the one which got hit first. To protect people's health ...

Dante Lam’s “The Rescue,” Jackie Chan film “Vanguard” and two movies involving Zhang Yimou scheduled.

Efforts outside China to boycott "Mulan" have surged after the movie's end credits thanked Chinese government entities in Xinjiang.

China’s massive box office began to reopen on Monday after the coronavirus pandemic spurred a shutdown lasting roughly six months.

No American films ranked among the 10 highest grossing in China last year as viewers who once flocked to foreign blockbusters continued to disappear.

As of July 20, most movie theaters in China have been allowed to reopen, with the exception of a few Covid hotspots like the far Western Xinjiang Province. Perhaps no one breathed a heavier sigh ...

A version of this article appears in print on June 16, 2020, Section B, Page 6 of the New York edition with the headline: China’s Economy Faces Another Hurdle: Darkened Movie Theaters.

Wall Street Journal reporter Erich Schwartzel says that film studios increasingly need Chinese audiences to break even — which can result in self-censorship. His new book is Red Carpet.