In 2023, imported movies accounted for around 16.2 percent of the total box office revenue in China, after the lowest point a year prior. Compared to a decade ago, slightly less than half of the cinema ticket sales revenue in the country were generated from domestically produced movies.
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Imported movies
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As of 2011,China Film Administration adopted the term "box office in China" instead of the earlier used "urban box office in China". It has not clarified if the box office revenue covers urban areas of China as it did until 2010.
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People's Daily. (January 2, 2024). Share of box office revenue in China from 2013 to 2023, by region of movie origin [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/260212/share-of-box-office-revenue-in-china-by-domestic-and-imported-movies/
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People's Daily. (2024). Share of box office revenue in China from 2013 to 2023, by region of movie origin. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/260212/share-of-box-office-revenue-in-china-by-domestic-and-imported-movies/
People's Daily. "Share of Box Office Revenue in China from 2013 to 2023, by Region of Movie Origin." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/260212/share-of-box-office-revenue-in-china-by-domestic-and-imported-movies/
People's Daily, Share of box office revenue in China from 2013 to 2023, by region of movie origin Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/260212/share-of-box-office-revenue-in-china-by-domestic-and-imported-movies/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of box office revenue in China from 2013 to 2023, by region of movie origin [Graph], People's Daily, January 2, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/260212/share-of-box-office-revenue-in-china-by-domestic-and-imported-movies/