Chinese Box Office Has Far To Grow

Variety.com, Variety
Sun, 06/14/2009 - 9:32am

Film Festivals: Shanghai fest puts focus on film biz -- After notching up a record-breaking $630 million last year, Chinese B.O. is make $800 million this year, but the biz still needs to grow in sophistication, Yu Dong, head of the Polybona distribution group, said on Sunday.

Topics: festivals after chinese b.o yu dong polybona grow million biz year film

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