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Originally Posted by sonick
Not sure how they evaluate direct-to-stream movies but box office movies definitely count on China and world-wide revenue (of which China is likely the biggest %).
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Big Hollywood movies are essentially banned in China right now; there's practically no box office revenue from there anymore. Some movies get through by only showing China in an ultra positive (not even neutral) way, like Minions 2 recently. They let through just enough movies to make sure their overall revenue is higher than in the US. It's still like 80-90% domestic movies now, compared to 60% before covid.
It has had a positive effect on most of the movies themselves. Top Gun is probably the best recent example of this. Expect Disney movies to cater less to this market, and Universal to cater more.