Domestic movies dominate top 10 of China's box office in 2023
China DailyEditor'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 2023 global box office top 10 ranking, Chinese movies "Full River Red" and "The Wandering Earth II" ranked seventh and eighth, respectively, with box office revenues of $670 million and $610 million. China's box office is highly concentrated Cloud River Urban Research Institute annually releases the "Index of Chinese Cities' Cinema Spending" for 297 Chinese cities at prefecture level and above, drawing on its annual China Integrated City Index. Zhou, also head of Cloud River Urban Research Institute commented, "China's box office is mainly concentrated in core cities and cities with developed industries such as Suzhou, Zhuhai, Dongguan, Foshan, and Wuxi.