Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefChina’s year-to-date box office came within a whisker of $2 billion on Sunday, with the latest weekend adding $46.4 million to the running total.
That was enough for China to take the 2020 global crown.While the latest theatrical weekend total represented a 32% decline compared with the previous session, and lacked a notable new release, the incremental addition was enough to make China’s box office the biggest in the world this year.The 2020 China aggregate stands at $1.99 billion, according to consultancy Artisan Gateway, compared with $1.94 billion for the North American market.The year-to-date total is 75.5% adrift of where the Chinese box office was last year, but after prolonged pain, continued.
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