Cinema of China
| Cinema of China | |
|---|---|
| No. of screens | 86,300 (2024) |
| • Per capita | 2.98 per 100,000 (2016) |
| Main distributors | China Film (32.8%) Huaxia (22.89%) Enlight (7.75%) |
| Produced feature films (2016) | |
| Fictional | 772 |
| Animated | 49 |
| Documentary | 32 |
| Number of admissions (2016) | |
| Total | 1,370,000,000 |
| • Per capita | 1 |
| Gross box office (2024) | |
| Total | CN¥42.5 billion (US$5.81 billion) |
| National films | 78.7% |
The cinema of China is the filmmaking and film industry of mainland China, one of three distinct historical threads of Chinese-language cinema together with the cinema of Hong Kong and the cinema of Taiwan. China is the home of the largest movie and drama production complex and film studios in the world, the Oriental Movie Metropolis and Hengdian World Studios. In 2012 the country became the second-largest market in the world by box office receipts behind only the United States. In 2016, the gross box office in China was CN¥45.71 billion (US$6.58 billion). China has also become a major hub of business for Hollywood studios.
In November 2016, China passed a film law banning content deemed harmful to the "dignity, honor and interests" of the People's Republic and encouraging the promotion of core socialist values, approved by the National People's Congress Standing Committee.