From box office success to the rise of crime drama series, here is a roundup of big happenings in Chinese cinema and TV in 2023
The past 12 months have been a year of revival for the Chinese film industry.
As lockdowns became a thing of the past, distributors and moviegoers alike flocked to the cinemas once again. A total of 612 movies were released in cinemas across the country this year, marking a 62 percent increase compared to 2022, according to box office tracker Dengta Data. On November 13, the combined box office of these films surpassed the 50-billion-yuan mark for the first time since 2019.
Here are some of the biggest trends in Chinese TV and movies this year:
Amarsanaa Battulga is a Shanghai-based film critic, researcher, and associate editor of ChinaNauts, an online magazine on contemporary China. When he is not watching, researching, or writing about films, he enjoys playing board games, practicing classical Mongolian, and thinking about going to the gym. He cannot ride a horse.
