In the filmmaking world, America has spent decades as the center of the industry, with Hollywood long considered the home of cinema and the box office market seen as the most important in the world. In recent years, however, the tide has begun to change. China has been getting more and more influential as time passes, and now it seems to have all led to this moment: in the month of February, China took America’s spot as the champion of the international box office for the first time ever.

The Hollywood Reporter has written a piece about this notable event, saying that the Chinese movie market pulled in an impressive $650 million last month. This narrowly beat out the United States’ total of $640 million. This big month for the Asian nation comes as a result of a huge box office win that China experienced during the Chinese New Year celebration.

It’s amazing enough that China could outpace America at the box office, and it’s worth noting that their top five for the month didn’t include any Hollywood production – just movies made in-country.


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