Box office takings on International Children's Day on June 1 increased five percent from the previous year to reach 147 million yuan (about $22.4 million).
A 3D animation film themed with China's youth football is in preparation and the author of "Captain Tsubasa", a popular Japanese comic series.
Actor Daniel Wu, actress Paula Patton and director Duncan Jones attend a press conference for their new movie "Warcraft" in Beijing, June 1, 2016.
World of Warcraft fan Yan Feng has had a replica of Frost-mourne, one of the online game's most powerful weapons, in his Beijing apartment for years.
The country's box office is raking in big bucks but needs to change its game, experts on Chinese cinema say.
The makers of an animation film about a Tibetan mastiff pup-made with an international crew-hope to make a global splash with the movie.
"Alice Through the Looking Glass" reigned the Chinese mainland's box office in the week ending May 29, earning 176 million yuan ($26.7 million) in its opening weekend.
It is the golden age for China's movie business-but success depends on a slew of ever-changing parameters
My initial involvement with China's film industry was in 2001 when I started a serious endeavor to review new releases.
The recent release of Song of the Phoenix, a long delayed art movie, in mainstream theaters in China has turned into a phenomenal social event.
Two Chinese companies have agreed to invest a total of $85 million in South Korean music company YG Entertainment.
Chinese companies are betting on the huge fan base of popular fantasy game "World of Warcraft" (WoW), estimated to be around 100 million, to help them cash-in on an adapted Hollywood film, set for release in China next month.