China Box Office Seen Surpassing U.S. Next Year Despite Slump
- That would make China the world’s biggest movie market
- Still, Chinese ticket sales have been slumping recently
China's Box Office Seen Overtaking U.S. Next year
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China is expected to overtake the U.S. next year as the world’s biggest box office after the Asian market recovers from its first quarterly drop in five years.
Chinese ticket sales are poised to increase 22 percent to $10.4 billion next year, according to average projections at IHS Markit Ltd. and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. That would edge above the $10.2 billion average forecast for the U.S. market.