China’s Box Office Is an Epic Dud for Hollywood Movies This Year
Ticket sales are down, and fans aren’t turning out for US films like they used to
The number of approved US releases in China peaked at more than 60 in 2018 and then headed down through 2021.
Photographer: Vernon Yuen/NurPhoto/Getty ImagesWe’ll run through why the Chinese box office isn’t what it once was for Hollywood and the latest at Paramount Global. Below the fold, Rob Golum, our editor in Los Angeles, is griping about the soaring price of his LA Dodgers season tickets.
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