Headlines from China: Recap of the Online-Released Films in the First Half of 2020


Source: chinafilminsider.com chinafilminsider.com

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At a time when exhibitors are waiting for theater reopening, many films have turned to streaming websites and online release to make the best out of the current situation. According to statistics, the (online) box office income split grossed by all online-released films in the first season of 2020 has amounted to almost 500 million yuan in total. By comparison, the film industry as a whole only collected about 650 million yuan box office over the entire year of 2018. Between January 2020 to June 2020, around 200 online films were released on different streaming platforms. The entire (online) box...