Hollywood Endings Not Enough to Rescue China Box Office
- Ticket sales flat as demand growth for franchise films fades
- Dearth of domestic hits also sapping demand for cinema seats
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China’s box-office receipts fell last month as Hollywood blockbusters failed to compensate for poor showings by local films.
June movie ticket sales dropped 5 percent to 25.5 billion yuan ($3.8 billion), according to data from online ticketing app and tracker Maoyan.com. Revenue rose 3.7 percent in the first half, well below the more than 35 percent a year average for the five years before 2016.