A short story from a Song Dynasty bestseller follows a Quanzhou trader who grew rich in overseas commerce, then watched fortune curdle into violence. It survives as a vivid window into China's medieval maritime trade.
Resident Evil: Night of the Outbreak, a live-action film adapted from the survival-horror video game series, has passed 304 million yuan at the Chinese box office in its first ten days. It blends game lore with a distinctly Chinese setting.
Chen Sicheng's crime thriller The Trace, starring Zhang Yi and Ma Li, is drawing strong reviews in Chinese cinemas. It arrives as a wave of revived crime franchises tests how far a familiar title can stretch.
At 76, Zhang Yimou still delivers China's biggest holiday films, while 75-year-old Zhang Jizhong keeps working on camera. A viral essay asks what fame and fortune actually bought them.
A new Resident Evil movie directed by Zach Cregger has pulled far more people back into the games, with daily active players across five major titles rising from about 500,000 to 750,000 between late August and late September.
Paramount has closed its roughly $110 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery, creating a studio giant called Skydance that now carries a heavy debt load. The bet: blockbuster franchises must generate enough cash to fund both repayment and the next wave of shows.
Chinese film fans spent the 2026 National Day holiday rating a crowded slate of new releases on Douban, from a Hong Kong action thriller starring Louis Koo to a Peppa Pig holiday special and an Egyptian drama.
A Chinese crime film pulled out of theaters five days after release with under 4.5 million yuan earned. It's part of a quiet pattern: dozens of post-release withdrawals in four years, and only one that ever came back.
China's 2026 National Day holiday saw travelers abandon crowded southern hotspots for historic inland cities like Luoyang, Kaifeng and Datong. The shift reflects a broader move toward slower, culture-focused trips and county-level experiences.
A low-budget Chaoshan-dialect movie about overseas Chinese letters became an unexpected hit, sending visitors to Shantou's heritage sites and museums. The film shows how a small regional story can become a city's cultural asset.
Zach Cregger's new Resident Evil film has crossed $250 million worldwide in under three weeks, built around an original character instead of the games' famous heroes. Its budget was roughly $75-80 million.
Six new films opened across China for the National Day holiday, from a husband-and-wife comedy to a Hong Kong crime drama starring Louis Koo. The crowded slate shows how studios chase the year's biggest box-office window.
An animated film about the Eight Immortals, a classic Chinese folk tale, has crossed 2 billion yuan and may become this year's top-grossing animated release, prompting debate about whether Chinese animation leans too heavily on mythology.
Two veteran stars' health struggles in the same week have renewed debate about grueling hours in China's entertainment industry. Fans are asking whether the business can protect the people who make it shine.
Once the breakout star of Tiny Times, 35-year-old actor Chen Xuedong has seen 11 of his film and TV titles pulled from streaming and four surgeries in two years. Now he needs help with simple daily tasks.
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