The new Disney movie “Thunderbolts*” You should test the Chinese appetite for Hollywood box office hits by debuting in China on Wednesday, becoming the first American movie to reach the country’s movie theaters since the beginning of a new trade war.
The film, which is part of Marvel’s extensive franchise, was approved for launch in China before Washington and Beijing apply mutual tariffs.
This means that the film, which shows an unconventional anti-hero group gathered to combat a supervillain, escaped China’s decision to restrict Hollywood imports earlier this month as part of its retaliation against the United States.
In 2024, 42 American films were released in China, but the Chinese audiences have been moving away from Hollywood for some time.
Launches so far in 2025 have included “Snow White”, which won 9 million Iuanes ($ 1.24 million) at Chinese box office, and “Captain America: Admirable New World”, which raised 104 million Iuanes.
By comparison, the 2025 box office leader, “Ne Zha 2”, raised more than 7 billion iuanes in his domestic market.
“It’s hard to remember the last American movie I’ve watched…” said Pan Lei, resident of Beijing and Assiduous Cinema attendant. “I think it must be dune, which was four years ago.”
Although Chinese Pan’s Chinese movie buffs were used to Hollywood movies dominating China’s box office, the rapid development of a national sector has caused national stars and specifically Chinese stories to grow to supplant them in the last decade.
Since 2015, Chinese films have ranked first at local box office every year, while the number of foreign films at the top of the box office has become rarer.
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This content was originally published in “Thunderbolts*” Testa Chinese appetite by Hollywood during a business war on CNN Brazil.
Source: CNN Brasil
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