India’s ‘Baahubali’ Destroys Box Office Records–Is China Next?


India’s ‘Baahubali’ Destroys Box Office Records–Is China Next?

by Robert Cain for China Film Biz

India’s costliest movie is now a massive hit.

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Celebrity Bad Boys: Salman Khan, Jaycee Chan and Movie Star Crime & Punishment


Celebrity Bad Boys: Salman Khan, Jaycee Chan and Movie Star Crime & Punishment

by Robert Cain for China Film Biz

India’s Salman Khan and China’s Jaycee Chan have received vastly different judgments for their respective crimes.

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It’s a Bollywood-Hollywood David vs. Goliath Showdown at China’s Cinemas


It’s a Bollywood-Hollywood David vs. Goliath Showdown at China’s Cinemas

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There is something new that has occurred in China this week: two of the top four ranks at the box office have been claimed by non-Hollywood, non-English language pictures.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2015/06/07/low-budget-indian-and-japanese-films-vy-against-100-million-hollywood-blockbuster-in-china/

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