Beijing Film Insiders Balk as China’s Film Market Moves Towards Becoming World’s Largest
Though China’s box office is indeed booming, so much so that Xinhua recently touted the nation’s recent record-breaking box office year, along with Indian news outlet Outlook publishing an article about how “China aims to become the world’s largest film market by 2020.” However, some Beijing film insiders harbor doubts about those prospects. Yes, even though Bollywood smashes like Dangal are cashing in on the Mainland and hefty Hollywood tentpole flicks like Justice League are counting on Chinese audiences to turn a profit, some have serious concerns about China becoming the biggest movie market on the planet. Keith Collea, a noted Hollywood 3D movie expert who collaborated with Chinese director Jiang Wen on his hit 2014 flick Gone with the Bullets ( GWTB), before working as business development manager on films like Maleficent and The Amazing Spider-Man , has doubts as to wheth...