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I heard something about there is going to be an extra 6 days of public holidays next month, in early November for the Apec summit. However, it seems its only in Beijing, and it only affects employees of government organizations. Is this right? Is this going to help at the box office?

So Breakup Buddies has done 100 million (Chinese yuan) for 3 days in a row. That's impressive.

Did Dawn of the Planet of the Apes get more than 30 days in theaters (the usual release time for non-domestic films)? Today (9/28) would be day 31 isn't it?

So how many days does Dawn of the Planet of the Apes still have in theaters?

Is Lucy opening on 9/12/14? Has this date been confirmed?

I heard the reviews for Continent is very good right? Much better than Tiny Times 3?

So fan boys get Transformers 4, and fan girls get Tiny Times 3. Sounds reasonable to me. Although both films got horrible reviews.

Continent even bigger than Tiny Times 3? That's crazy box office. What's your box office prediction for both Tiny Times 3 and the Continent?

A question to all the China box office experts on this board. Which new film (by two insanely popular young Chinese authors turn film directors) is going to win at the box office, Guo Jingming's Tiny Times 3 or Han Han's Continent? Both films are releasing near each other, and I assume the competition is heating up.

2000 screens would be around 1-2% of the share of showtimes isn't it? That's a very small percentage of screens compare to Hollywood films. Is Dhoom 3 one of those officially imported movies (which has an annual quota) or one of those "Buyouts" movies? Does anyone know?

I'm interested in how Black Coal, Thin Ice will do at the box office? The film just won the prestigious Golden Bear at last month's Berlin Film Festival, and that's pretty big deal (especially for Asian films). Any predictions on how the film will do box office wise?

So I looked at the ticket-booking website above, it also shows that the film Dad, where are we going received a 8.5 out of 10. That's a pretty high score. I thought I remember people were saying it wasn't a good movie?

Question, when does the Chinese New Year holiday season end in China?

I just read the news about how some cinema chains in China are under-reporting ticket sales to dodge film taxes and giving less revenue to distributors. And now the authorities are tackling this by issuing a new standard and all ticketing software must be upgraded and all cinemas must be connected to the national digital ticketing platform by May 1st, 2014 http://variety.com/2014/biz/news/china-to-tackle-box-office-fraud-1201067664/. What I find most interesting is that China's box office revenue is reported at US$3.6 billion in 2013, but the actual figure should be significantly higher because of these un-reported revenue. According to The Hollywood Reporter, http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chinese-authorities-tighten-rules-box-673425: So China's real box office revenue in 2013 should be around US$4 billion or higher, if not due to these un-reported revenue by some cinema chains?

What are the # for Tuesday?

It looks like the tax dispute between Hollywood studios and the China Film Group might come come to an end, according to The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/china-box-office-standoff-hollywood-602667 China Box-Office Standoff: Hollywood Could Receive Back Payments Soon Some highlights:

So it involves around a 2 percent luxury tax (value-add tax) that China Film Group insist that Hollywood studios should pay before receiving their share. However, its no surprise that most studios are trying to play this down or stay silent, with China becoming more and more important to Hollywood films' grosses. Also, exporting Hollywood films in China is a one way street, as its not as if Chinese-language films are banking on money in North America. Chinese films don't have stakes in this, American films have a lot on the other hand. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hollywood-studios-havent-been-paid-594939 http://variety.com/2013/film/news/hollywood-studios-denied-payments-from-china-1200503744/

I think in the case of Tiny Times, the film adaptation was already made (as one film), but they decided to split it into two films, and release them at separate time. So its kind of like Tiny Times part 1 and part 2. And from what I understand, this is just for the first book. I think here are three books in the Tiny Times series. So if it goes well, the other two books might get similar treatments.

I don't think that's impressive? 20 million yuan? Especially given from what we've seen from several Chinese and American films' opening in China recently.

After Earth is #1 for Friday? But Friday isn't over yet in China right?

How do you think Jay Chou's new film The Rooftop will do? What about After Earth? I think its opening this weekend in China? Also, is the Tiny Times 2 August 9th date confirmed? That seems really soon considering the first film is still in theatres. And what is Mr. Go? A Chinese animated film? How do you think it will do?

Is that a good or bad opening for Blind Detective?

Will Tiny Times pass 600 million yuan? What about $100 million USD? Also, I thought Man of Tai Chi was suppose to be a major release? Are the reviews that bad?

How come the Man of Tai Chi has so few theatres? Is it going to increase? How is Tiny Times' performance so far? Is it going to reach So Young level?

Well, horrible reviews maybe isn't the right word. It got admiration from some critics who are fan of the tone of the film, but mainstream English-language press mostly panned the film. Do you think its going to do better than Drug War?