With COVID-19 under control, China moviegoers smash box office records

BEIJING (AP) — The thrills and chills of the big screen are back big-time in the world's largest film market. With coronavirus well under control in China and cinemas running at half capacity, moviegoers are smashing China's box office records, setting a new high mark for ticket sales in February, with domestic productions far outpacing their Hollywood competitors. February marked China's all-time biggest month for movie ticket sales, which have so far totaled 11.2 billion yuan ($1.73 billion). China overtook the U.S. as the world's biggest market for movie ticket sales last year as the American box office took a…