Hollywood Left Out of China Movie Boom Led by Local Hits
- Movie-goers pile in to comedy franchises over Lunar New Year
- Government screens out overseas fare for prime viewing window
Goodbye Rooster, Hello Dog
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Hollywood missed out on yet another box-office record for Chinese cinema.
The Lunar New Year holiday that ended on Wednesday set an all-time high for ticket sales, boosting shares of local film companies. The seven-day holiday, one of the most lucrative release windows of the year, is generally off-limits for foreign films, which must obtain government approval to screen. All six titles released Feb. 16 through 22 were domestic.