Imported movies drive film market
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Domestic">Domestic</span> <span word="movies">movies</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="fare">fare</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="imported">imported</span> <span word="blockbusters">blockbusters</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="market">market</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="authority">authority</span>.</p><p><span word="Box">Box</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> 8.07 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($1.28 <span word="billion">billion</span>), <span word="a">a</span> 41.7 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="increase">increase</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Radio">Radio</span>, <span word="Film">Film</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Television">Television</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="Ticket">Ticket</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="imported">imported</span> <span word="movies">movies</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="by">by</span> 90.4 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="to">to</span> 5.27 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="films">films</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="by">by</span> 4.3 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="to">to</span> 2.8 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="administration">administration</span>.</p><p><span word="Film">Film</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="totaled">totaled</span> 10.17 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2010 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span>12 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expanding">expanding</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="films">films</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="shrinking">shrinking</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Gao">Gao</span> <span word="Jun">Jun</span>, <span word="general">general</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Shengshi">Shengshi</span> <span word="Huarui">Huarui</span> <span word="Film">Film</span> <span word="Investment">Investment</span> & <span word="Management">Management</span> <span word="Co">Co</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="theater">theater</span> <span word="operator">operator</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Film">Film</span> <span word="Association">Association</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="of">of</span> 216 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="June">June</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fantasy">fantasy</span> <span word="epic">epic</span> <span word="Painted">Painted</span> <span word="Skin">Skin</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Resurrection">Resurrection</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="grossed">grossed</span> 516.6 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="July">July</span> 8. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> 934.03 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="grossed">grossed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Titanic">Titanic</span> 3<span word="D">D</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="movies">movies</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="blockbusters">blockbusters</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="experts">experts</span>.</p>
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