`Dangal,' Disney's `Pirates' Lead China Box-Office Gains in May
- Sales clock first consecutive monthly advance since March 2016
- ’Pirates of the Caribbean’ China box-office surpasses U.S.
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Indian sports drama “Dangal” and Walt Disney Co.’s latest “Pirates of the Caribbean” installment led May movie ticket sales in China for the first consecutive monthly gain in box office revenue in more than a year.
Box office receipts rose 13 percent in the month from a year earlier to 3.55 billion yuan ($523 million), adding to the 49 percent gain recorded last month, figures from ticketing app and tracker Maoyan.com show.