China's summer box office hits record high of over 20b yuan
1 year, 3 months ago

China's summer box office hits record high of over 20b yuan

China Daily  

A poster of Never Say Never, a film that narrates the story of how wrestling changes the lives of children from the countryside, is seen at a cinema in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, in July. BEIJING -- China's total box office soared to 20.62 billion yuan during the just-concluded summer vacation, setting a new record for the country's summer box office sales, according to data released by the China Film Administration Friday. From a pre-pandemic high of nearly 17.8 billion yuan in 2019, China's box office revenue from June 1 to Aug 31 this year has rocketed to a new level of 20 billion yuan. Domestic productions dominated the summer film market, generating a total box office of 18.06 billion yuan and accounting for 87.58 percent of the total. Among them, crime thriller "No More Bets" led the run with the total box office of 3.53 billion yuan.

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Bright spots stand out in film market slump
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Bright spots stand out in film market slump

China Daily  

"A Place Called Silence" is released on July 3, 2024. In the first half, box-office receipts totaled 23.77 billion yuan, down 9.51 percent year-on-year, and over 70 percent of the level reached in the same period of 2019. In the first half, China Film Co Ltd produced and released 18 films, netting 12.88 billion yuan at the box office, accounting …

Bright spots stand out in film market slump
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Bright spots stand out in film market slump

China Daily  

"A Place Called Silence" is released on July 3, 2024. In the first half, box-office receipts totaled 23.77 billion yuan, down 9.51 percent year-on-year, and over 70 percent of the level reached in the same period of 2019. In the first half, China Film Co Ltd produced and released 18 films, netting 12.88 billion yuan at the box office, accounting …

China's 2024 summer box office hits $1.63b
3 months, 3 weeks ago

China's 2024 summer box office hits $1.63b

China Daily  

A poster of the film Alien: Romulus. China's 2024 summer box office -- from June 1 to Aug 31 -- grossed 11.64 billion yuan, having a total of 285 million admissions, according to statistics from the National Film Administration. Domestic films accounted for 8.48 billion yuan, representing 72.84 percent of the total box office revenue. The film's heightened tension and …

Superheroes came to Hollywood’s rescue this summer. Is it enough to save movies?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Superheroes came to Hollywood’s rescue this summer. Is it enough to save movies?

LA Times  

Foul-mouthed superheroes, babbling Minions and plenty of Anxiety have propelled this summer’s box office past the winter and spring theatrical doldrums, marking one bright spot in an otherwise industry-wide gloom. “We can truly say we’re back.” The optimism is a far cry from earlier this year, when the industry collectively wrung its hands as the box office struggled to captivate …

Qingdao's film hub contributes to global box office hits
4 months ago

Qingdao's film hub contributes to global box office hits

China Daily  

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: August 23, 2024 The latest global top 10 box office rankings for 2024 feature two films shot at the Qingdao Film and Television Base in Qingdao West Coast New Area: YOLO and Successor, which claimed the seventh and ninth spots with box office revenues of $498 million and $438 million, respectively. A screenshot of the 2024 global …

Movie aims to decode cinema competition
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Movie aims to decode cinema competition

China Daily  

Veteran writer Mai Jia poses for a poster for the movie release of Decoded, based on his novel and directed by Chen Sicheng with an international cast. CHINA DAILY The enigmatic world of code deciphering took center stage in Beijing on July 25 when the highly anticipated film adaptation of Mai Jia's bestselling novel Decoded made its grand debut. The …

Summer box office picks up steam
5 months ago

Summer box office picks up steam

China Daily  

The main creators of White Snake: Afloat attend an event in Beijing hosted by the China Film Administration to promote the most anticipated films vying for the summer box-office season on July 9. Despite the summer heat, China's film industry is gearing up to captivate a sea of cinemagoers during this traditionally lucrative box office season. It is currently riding …

China's 2024 summer box office surpasses 5 billion yuan mark
5 months ago

China's 2024 summer box office surpasses 5 billion yuan mark

China Daily  

"A Place Called Silence" is released on July 3, 2024. BEIJING - The Chinese mainland summer box office surged past 5 billion yuan on Thursday, fueled by an accelerated growth trajectory driven by titles like the comedy hit "Successor." According to data from ticketing platform Maoyan, the cumulative summer box office on the Chinese mainland has surpassed 5.01 billion yuan, …

Summer box office picks up steam
5 months ago

Summer box office picks up steam

China Daily  

The main creators of White Snake: Afloat attend an event in Beijing hosted by the China Film Administration to promote the most anticipated films vying for the summer box-office season on July 9. Despite the summer heat, China's film industry is gearing up to captivate a sea of cinemagoers during this traditionally lucrative box office season. It is currently riding …

Summer box office picks up steam
5 months ago

Summer box office picks up steam

China Daily  

The main creators of White Snake: Afloat attend an event in Beijing hosted by the China Film Administration to promote the most anticipated films vying for the summer box-office season on July 9. Despite the summer heat, China's film industry is gearing up to captivate a sea of cinemagoers during this traditionally lucrative box office season. It is currently riding …

Summer box office picks up steam
5 months ago

Summer box office picks up steam

China Daily  

The main creators of White Snake: Afloat attend an event in Beijing hosted by the China Film Administration to promote the most anticipated films vying for the summer box-office season on July 9. Despite the summer heat, China's film industry is gearing up to captivate a sea of cinemagoers during this traditionally lucrative box office season. It is currently riding …

Box office revenue of 'A Place Called Silence' soars in China
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Box office revenue of 'A Place Called Silence' soars in China

China Daily  

"A Place Called Silence" is released on July 3, 2024. BEIJING -- Sam Quah's latest crime thriller, "A Place Called Silence," is experiencing robust box office revenue growth in the Chinese mainland, following the success of his 2019 hit "Sheep Without a Shepherd." Since its release on July 3, "A Place Called Silence" has dominated the box office chart, maintaining …

Box office revenue of 'A Place Called Silence' soars in China
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Box office revenue of 'A Place Called Silence' soars in China

China Daily  

"A Place Called Silence" is released on July 3, 2024. BEIJING -- Sam Quah's latest crime thriller, "A Place Called Silence," is experiencing robust box office revenue growth in the Chinese mainland, following the success of his 2019 hit "Sheep Without a Shepherd." Since its release on July 3, "A Place Called Silence" has dominated the box office chart, maintaining …

Domestic movies dominate top 10 of China's box office in 2023
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Domestic movies dominate top 10 of China's box office in 2023

China Daily  

Editor's note: The global movie market is gradually recovering from the upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Amid this recovery, domestic movies in China have performed exceptionally well, consistently featuring in the global top 10 box office and dominating the national top 10 box office rankings in 2023. Two domestic movies among top 10 of global box office In the …

Summer box office woes: Hollywood’s optimistic, but movie seats are still empty
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Summer box office woes: Hollywood’s optimistic, but movie seats are still empty

NPR  

Summer box office woes: Hollywood’s optimistic, but movie seats are still empty toggle caption Evan Agostini/Invision/AP Hollywood’s having a rough year. There are lots of excuses – delays from six months of writers’ and actors’ strikes, lackluster star-vehicles, superhero fatigue – but as folks in the business sometimes say, “if people really don’t want to come, nothing can stop them.” …

Not just ‘The Fall Guy’: Summer box office is a bummer for Hollywood
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Not just ‘The Fall Guy’: Summer box office is a bummer for Hollywood

LA Times  

Movie critics may be tired of superheroes, sequels and remakes. Last year’s miraculous “Barbenheimer”-fueled summer topped $4 billion. Universal’s “The Fall Guy,” starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt, opened with a disappointing $27.7 million, despite solid reviews and popular lead actors. Other studios have serious gambles on their slates, including Warner Bros.’ “Horizon: An American Saga,” a two-part Kevin Costner …

Spring festival earnings give film market shot in the arm
9 months, 1 week ago

Spring festival earnings give film market shot in the arm

China Daily  

Moviegoers watch the animated film " Boonie Bears: Time Twist" on Feb 25 in a cinema in Shanghai. Little surprise that YOLO, directed by and starring Jia Ling, topped the box office with 2.7 billion yuan during the Spring Festival holiday period from Feb 10 to 17. Mao Jian, a film critic and professor of Chinese language and literature at …

Spring festival earnings give film market shot in the arm
9 months, 1 week ago

Spring festival earnings give film market shot in the arm

China Daily  

Moviegoers watch the animated film " Boonie Bears: Time Twist" on Feb 25 in a cinema in Shanghai. Little surprise that YOLO, directed by and starring Jia Ling, topped the box office with 2.7 billion yuan during the Spring Festival holiday period from Feb 10 to 17. Mao Jian, a film critic and professor of Chinese language and literature at …

Spring festival earnings give film market shot in the arm
9 months, 1 week ago

Spring festival earnings give film market shot in the arm

China Daily  

Moviegoers watch the animated film " Boonie Bears: Time Twist" on Feb 25 in a cinema in Shanghai. Little surprise that YOLO, directed by and starring Jia Ling, topped the box office with 2.7 billion yuan during the Spring Festival holiday period from Feb 10 to 17. Mao Jian, a film critic and professor of Chinese language and literature at …

Spring festival earnings give film market shot in the arm
9 months, 1 week ago

Spring festival earnings give film market shot in the arm

China Daily  

Moviegoers watch the animated film " Boonie Bears: Time Twist" on Feb 25 in a cinema in Shanghai. Little surprise that YOLO, directed by and starring Jia Ling, topped the box office with 2.7 billion yuan during the Spring Festival holiday period from Feb 10 to 17. Mao Jian, a film critic and professor of Chinese language and literature at …

Spring festival earnings give film market shot in the arm
9 months, 1 week ago

Spring festival earnings give film market shot in the arm

China Daily  

People look at movie posters at a theatre in Beijing on Feb 15. DU LIANYI/CHINA DAILY Making proposals Buoyed by the film's huge success, members of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference expressed great confidence in the prospect of Chinese films while making proposals during the two sessions on how to better develop the industry …

Spring festival earnings give film market shot in the arm
9 months, 1 week ago

Spring festival earnings give film market shot in the arm

China Daily  

Moviegoers watch the animated film " Boonie Bears: Time Twist" on Feb 25 in a cinema in Shanghai. Little surprise that YOLO, directed by and starring Jia Ling, topped the box office with 2.7 billion yuan during the Spring Festival holiday period from Feb 10 to 17. Mao Jian, a film critic and professor of Chinese language and literature at …

China's film market kicks off 2024 with record Spring Festival sales
10 months ago

China's film market kicks off 2024 with record Spring Festival sales

China Daily  

A moviegoer collects tickets from an automatic vending machine at a theater in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, February 16, 2024. During the Spring Festival holiday, watching movies is an increasingly popular activity for families and friends in China to celebrate their reunion, a trend that has contributed to the vibrancy of the country's film market in 2024. As of …

China's film market kicks off 2024 with record Spring Festival sales
10 months ago

China's film market kicks off 2024 with record Spring Festival sales

China Daily  

A moviegoer collects tickets from an automatic vending machine at a theater in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, February 16, 2024. During the Spring Festival holiday, watching movies is an increasingly popular activity for families and friends in China to celebrate their reunion, a trend that has contributed to the vibrancy of the country's film market in 2024. As of …

Cinemas see bump in box office receipts
10 months, 1 week ago

Cinemas see bump in box office receipts

China Daily  

People look at movie posters at a cinema in Shapingba, Chongqing, on Sunday. SUN KAIFANG/FOR CHINA DAILY Bolstered by a string of blockbusters, the Spring Festival holiday– one of the country's most lucrative box office seasons – has witnessed a robust surge in ticket revenue this year, exceeding industry estimations, some insiders said. Pegasus 2, the sequel to novelist-turned-director Han …

Cinemas see bump in box office receipts
10 months, 1 week ago

Cinemas see bump in box office receipts

China Daily  

People look at movie posters at a cinema in Shapingba, Chongqing, on Sunday. SUN KAIFANG/FOR CHINA DAILY Bolstered by a string of blockbusters, the Spring Festival holiday– one of the country's most lucrative box office seasons – has witnessed a robust surge in ticket revenue this year, exceeding industry estimations, some insiders said. Pegasus 2, the sequel to novelist-turned-director Han …

Nation's movie market surges ahead after pandemic
11 months, 1 week ago

Nation's movie market surges ahead after pandemic

China Daily  

Visitors to a cinema in Huai'an, Jiangsu province, line up to buy tickets on New Year's Eve. Some 1.53 billion yuan was earned from more than 36.6 million theater visits during the Dec 30 to Jan 1 holiday period, with domestic movies contributing 1.41 billion yuan, or 92 percent of overall ticket revenue, showed data from the China Film Administration, …

Nation's movie market surges ahead after pandemic
11 months, 1 week ago

Nation's movie market surges ahead after pandemic

China Daily  

Visitors to a cinema in Huai'an, Jiangsu province, line up to buy tickets on New Year's Eve. Some 1.53 billion yuan was earned from more than 36.6 million theater visits during the Dec 30 to Jan 1 holiday period, with domestic movies contributing 1.41 billion yuan, or 92 percent of overall ticket revenue, showed data from the China Film Administration, …

China's 10 industries' outlooks for 2024
11 months, 2 weeks ago

China's 10 industries' outlooks for 2024

China Daily  

Cinemagoers check out movie posters at a screening venue in Shenyang, Liaoning province, on Oct 2, 2023. Film and television industry China's total box office earnings for 2023 exceeded 54.91 billion yuan and nearly 1.3 billion tickets were sold in the year. During the three-day New Year holiday, the country's box office kicked off 2024 with a record-high revenue of …

China's 10 industries' outlooks for 2024
11 months, 2 weeks ago

China's 10 industries' outlooks for 2024

China Daily  

Cinemagoers check out movie posters at a screening venue in Shenyang, Liaoning province, on Oct 2, 2023. Film and television industry China's total box office earnings for 2023 exceeded 54.91 billion yuan and nearly 1.3 billion tickets were sold in the year. During the three-day New Year holiday, the country's box office kicked off 2024 with a record-high revenue of …

每日一词|2023中国电影市场 Chinese film market in 2023
11 months, 2 weeks ago

每日一词|2023中国电影市场 Chinese film market in 2023

China Daily  

国家电影局1月1日发布数据，2023年我国电影总票房为549.15亿元，观影人次为12.99亿。其中，国产电影票房为460.05亿元，占比为83.77%。这显示中国电影市场发展持续复苏向好。 The Chinese film market has shown robust recovery momentum, with the total box office earnings for 2023 exceeding 54.91 billion yuan. Domestic productions have generated over 46 billion yuan in box office revenue, accounting for 83.77 percent of the national total. 2023年12月23日，观众在上海一影院内的取票机前扫码取票。图片来源：新华社 【知识点】 在优质内容供给与极大释放的观影需求共同推动下，2023年中国电影市场迎来强势复苏。2024年1月1日，灯塔研究院联合新华网发布《2023中国电影市场年度盘点报告》（以下简称“报告”）。报告显示，2023年票房相比过去三年大幅上涨七成、恢复至2017年水平，人次上涨六成，人均观影频次升至2.58次，预估全年城市院线观影总人数再度突破5亿大关。相比2020—2022年，中高频观影用户均有显著提升，相比2019年更多平时较少观影的低频用户走进电影院。观影习惯上看，2023年在较早的春节档助力下强势开局，中段暑期档强力推进、年度累计票房一度追进历史最高的2019年同期。虽然国庆档、贺岁档所在的第四季度节奏有所放缓，2023年档期贡献仍保持全年68%票房的高位，热门档期仍是观众一年观影的主要时段。用户画像显示，2023年女性观众占比攀升至58%，女性及成熟女性观影需求逐渐主导市场。下沉市场观影人次继续保持40%以上，三四线城市年票房双双突破100亿。 一系列利好举措为电影市场回暖提供助力。为支持电影行业发展，财政部、国家电影局联合发布公告称，自2023年5月1日至2023年10月31日免征国家电影事业发展专项资金。此外，国庆档期间，票补策略“重出江湖”，不少购票平台推出国庆档新片19.9元起特惠购票的宣传。 在分析人士看来，在扩内需促消费政策的持续发力下，电影作为线下消费的重要场景，内容供给品类逐步丰富，接下来的春节档有望接力延续火热势头。 【重要讲话】 假日旅游人潮涌动，电影市场红红火火，“村超”、“村晚”活力四射，低碳生活渐成风尚，温暖的生活气息、复苏的忙碌劲头，诠释了人们对美好幸福的追求，也展现了一个活力满满、热气腾腾的中国。 Tourist destinations are full of visitors on holidays, and the film …

China's domestic film industry ends 2023 on a stable recovery note
11 months, 3 weeks ago

China's domestic film industry ends 2023 on a stable recovery note

China Daily  

A poster for The Wandering Earth II at a cinema in Haidian district, Beijing. Having the year-on-year increase surpassing a stunning 83 percent, China has witnessed the domestic film industry ending on a robust and stable recovery note in 2023. According to the China Film Administration, the overall box office of 2023 has reached 54.915 billion yuan, far exceeding the …

Blockbusters dominate domestic film market, report finds
1 year ago

Blockbusters dominate domestic film market, report finds

China Daily  

Kris Phillips and Jin Chen won the best actor and actress awards presented by Tencent News in Beijing on Dec 14. Approaching the end of 2023, China's film market has seen a polarized box-office ratio, with more than half of ticket revenues generated by the 10 highest-grossing blockbusters, according to a report released by Tencent News in Beijing on Dec …

Blockbusters dominate domestic film market, report finds
1 year ago

Blockbusters dominate domestic film market, report finds

China Daily  

Kris Phillips and Jin Chen won the best actor and actress awards presented by Tencent News in Beijing on Dec 14. Approaching the end of 2023, China's film market has seen a polarized box-office ratio, with more than half of ticket revenues generated by the 10 highest-grossing blockbusters, according to a report released by Tencent News in Beijing on Dec …

Blockbusters dominate domestic film market, report finds
1 year ago

Blockbusters dominate domestic film market, report finds

China Daily  

Kris Phillips and Jin Chen won the best actor and actress awards presented by Tencent News in Beijing on Dec 14. Approaching the end of 2023, China's film market has seen a polarized box-office ratio, with more than half of ticket revenues generated by the 10 highest-grossing blockbusters, according to a report released by Tencent News in Beijing on Dec …

Box office soars during 8-day dual holiday
1 year, 2 months ago

Box office soars during 8-day dual holiday

China Daily  

Film fans check out posters promoting the latest blockbusters at a cinema in Shenyang, Liaoning province, on Monday. Propelled by domestic blockbusters during the combined Mid-Autumn Festival/National Day holiday, which is traditionally a lucrative season in terms of movie ticket receipts, China has seen overall box office earnings so far this year — from Jan 1 to Friday — surpass …

Box office soars during 8-day dual holiday
1 year, 2 months ago

Box office soars during 8-day dual holiday

China Daily  

Film fans check out posters promoting the latest blockbusters at a cinema in Shenyang, Liaoning province, on Monday. Propelled by domestic blockbusters during the combined Mid-Autumn Festival/National Day holiday, which is traditionally a lucrative season in terms of movie ticket receipts, China has seen overall box office earnings so far this year — from Jan 1 to Friday — surpass …

Box office soars during 8-day dual holiday
1 year, 2 months ago

Box office soars during 8-day dual holiday

China Daily  

Film fans check out posters promoting the latest blockbusters at a cinema in Shenyang, Liaoning province, on Monday. Propelled by domestic blockbusters during the combined Mid-Autumn Festival/National Day holiday, which is traditionally a lucrative season in terms of movie ticket receipts, China has seen overall box office earnings so far this year — from Jan 1 to Friday — surpass …

China's summer box office hits record high of over 20b yuan
1 year, 3 months ago

China's summer box office hits record high of over 20b yuan

China Daily  

A poster of Never Say Never, a film that narrates the story of how wrestling changes the lives of children from the countryside, is seen at a cinema in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, in July. BEIJING -- China's total box office soared to 20.62 billion yuan during the just-concluded summer vacation, setting a new record for the country's summer box office …

'No More Bets' breaks the box office
1 year, 4 months ago

'No More Bets' breaks the box office

China Daily  

In just three days, No More Bets has raked in more than 500 million yuan from advanced screenings, making it the highest-grossing film in terms of advanced sales — a promotional strategy for marketing — in the history of Chinese cinema. The film is about a Chinese programmer and a model who, enticed by the promise of high-paying jobs, find …

From Chinese screens to the world
1 year, 6 months ago

From Chinese screens to the world

China Daily  

Jason Statham and Wu Jing, who star in the latest sci-fi movie Meg 2: The Trench, pose for a group photo on the red carpet at the opening ceremony of the 2023 Shanghai International Film Festival on June 9. Industry insiders spoke about the rise of China's film industry and discussed how Chinese films and culture can be better shared …

From Chinese screens to the world
1 year, 6 months ago

From Chinese screens to the world

China Daily  

Jason Statham and Wu Jing, who star in the latest sci-fi movie Meg 2: The Trench, pose for a group photo on the red carpet at the opening ceremony of the 2023 Shanghai International Film Festival on June 9. Industry insiders spoke about the rise of China's film industry and discussed how Chinese films and culture can be better shared …

Box-office revenues jet toward recovery
1 year, 7 months ago

Box-office revenues jet toward recovery

China Daily  

Promotional materials of Born to Fly, one of the highest-grossing May Day holiday movies this year, at a cinema in Beijing on Monday. CHINA DAILY The record-breaking number of 18 new movies has set box-office coffers jingling this May Day holiday, demonstrating the Chinese film industry's continuing strong momentum toward recovery. Yu Chao, deputy general manager of Beijing's Capital Cinema, …

Movie industry roars back with robust recovery
1 year, 9 months ago

Movie industry roars back with robust recovery

China Daily  

Monkey King toys are displayed at an event in 2020. As of March 1, the country's total box-office receipts had reached 14 billion yuan, almost half last year's 29.9 billion yuan, according to Beacon, a film information aggregator. Statistics from the China Film Administration, the top industry regulator, show that the domestic market raked in 10 billion yuan in the …

Movie industry roars back with robust recovery
1 year, 9 months ago

Movie industry roars back with robust recovery

China Daily  

Monkey King toys are displayed at an event in 2020. As of March 1, the country's total box-office receipts had reached 14 billion yuan, almost half last year's 29.9 billion yuan, according to Beacon, a film information aggregator. Statistics from the China Film Administration, the top industry regulator, show that the domestic market raked in 10 billion yuan in the …

Movie industry roars back with robust recovery
1 year, 9 months ago

Movie industry roars back with robust recovery

China Daily  

Monkey King toys are displayed at an event in 2020. As of March 1, the country's total box-office receipts had reached 14 billion yuan, almost half last year's 29.9 billion yuan, according to Beacon, a film information aggregator. Statistics from the China Film Administration, the top industry regulator, show that the domestic market raked in 10 billion yuan in the …

January box-office earnings hit record high
1 year, 10 months ago

January box-office earnings hit record high

China Daily  

A woman walks past movie posters in a cinema in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province on Jan 27, 2023. Buoyed by huge Spring Festival movie ticket sales, the first month of the 2023 took a giant leap to become the highest-grossing January of all time in China, according to the China Film Administration. The appealing lineup of seven new movies …

January box-office earnings hit record high
1 year, 10 months ago

January box-office earnings hit record high

China Daily  

A woman walks past movie posters in a cinema in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province on Jan 27, 2023. Buoyed by huge Spring Festival movie ticket sales, the first month of the 2023 took a giant leap to become the highest-grossing January of all time in China, according to the China Film Administration. The appealing lineup of seven new movies …

Buoyed by holiday movies, China's annual box office hits bln-yuan milestone in record time
1 year, 10 months ago

Buoyed by holiday movies, China's annual box office hits bln-yuan milestone in record time

China Daily  

A woman walks past movie posters in a cinema in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province on Jan 27, 2023. BEIJING - Buoyed by robust Spring Festival holiday ticket sales, China's 2023 box office hit 10 billion yuan on Tuesday, the earliest date the milestone figure has ever been reached. This is a significant achievement that made immediate headlines online, especially …

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