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Japan’s box office climbed 4 percent to a post-pandemic high of $1.5 billion (221.5 billion yen) in 2023, driven again by a strong slate of anime and a steady return to theaters. Hollywood films maintained the same market share of around 31 percent as the previous year, though a very weak yen reduced earnings in…
In the aftermath of the global pandemic and in light of increasing tensions in between the U.S. and China, “nearshoring” has emerged as a major issue in global production and distribution. Americans suffered from shortages of personal protection equipment and other critical supplies throughout the pandemic. These shortages came about not only due to production…
In 2019, Chinese filmmaker Frant Guo gave his country its very first science fiction blockbuster, The Wandering Earth, a high-concept adventure film set in 2058 with planet Earth threatened by the imminent explosion of the sun. This year, Guo extended his vision with a prequel, The Wandering Earth 2, told years before the story of…
China’s 5th Hainan Island International Film Festival (HIIFF) welcomed an esteemed roster of global movie figures including jury head and Palme d’Or-winning auteur Nuri Bilge Ceylan when it opened on Dec. 16, with local state media hailing the event for building new platforms for filmmakers to “communicate and collaborate.” But the festival continues to be shadowed by…
It’s official: Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour movie is heading to China, the last major market the pop star has yet to conquer in 2023. The smash-hit concert film, which already has earned over $250 million worldwide, is set to receive a wide release in China’s cinemas on Dec. 31, New Years Eve. The announcement…
Japanese studio Toho has taken a $225 million stake in Fifth Season, the U.S.-based independent studio known for producing Apple TV+’s hit series Severance and Max’s Tokyo Vice. The new partners unveiled the deal Monday, saying it will allow Fifth Season to “continue expanding its broad slate of premium content.” Korean entertainment giant CJ ENM…
Laos is among the least talked about countries and rarely comes up in the news or discussions. So exploring what is Laos famous for is always interesting, as we will find fascinating facts about the country. With a population of almost 8 million people (2023), it is the least populous country in the region. Located…
It’s official: Paramount+ is finally available to consumers in Japan. As first tipped by the company in September, the streaming service launched in Japan Wednesday as a no-additional-cost addition to the on-demand services of local operators J:COM and Wowow. J:COM is one of Japan’s top cable television operators and broadband internet providers, while Wowow is the longstanding leading…
Godzilla Minus One, the 37th film in Japan’s long-running giant monster movie franchise, marches into U.S. theaters on Friday — and the early reaction from critics is ecstatic. “Godzilla Minus One isn’t just a good Godzilla movie,” writes ReelViews critic James Berardinelli in a characteristic take. “It’s an excellent Godzilla movie – arguably among the…
Local crime thriller Across the Furious Sea, directed and co-written by Cao Baoping, dominated China’s box office over the weekend with a $24.7 million two-day opening kicking off on Saturday. The film’s strong start continues a recent market trend of Chinese moviegoers favoring well-told local crime stories. But it was another weekend of struggle for Hollywood filmmaking…