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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefPatriotic and gritty war film “The Sacrifice” topped the mainland Chinese box office for the second week. It earned $28.6 million over the weekend, lifting its ten-day cumulative score to $106 million, according to data from Artisan Gateway.Of that weekend score, some $1.6 million was earned from 670 Imax screens.

Donald Trump seeks to boost his anti-China credentials ahead of November’s election.The measures announced by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday target Yicai Global, Jiefang Daily, Xinmin Evening News, Social Sciences in China Press, Beijing Review, and Economic Daily by requiring them to register as foreign missions, a step that includes making them identify their employees.“They are all substantially owned or controlled by a foreign government,” Pompeo told reporters at a State

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Restrictions on hospitality businesses in place across the Forth Valley will remain in place until the start of next month.The measures, which have seen licensed premises across the region forced to close their doors, have been in place since October 9.Rules against household visits will also remain in place until at least the new date.The new timetable is set to coincide with the publication of a new

To get the latest news on the coronavirus, sign up to our  newsletter. Nicola Sturgeon is due to give an update on Scotland’s temporary coronavirus restrictions later on Wednesday following a meeting of the Scottish Cabinet.

media reports). Artisan Gateway did not immediately respond to a request for comment.This time last year, the North American box office had brought in just about $9 billion of what would wind up being an $11.4 billion 2019, with China reaching $9.2 billion.

John Oliver on Sunday's Last Week Tonight took a deep dive into President Trump's issues with the World Health Organization or, as Oliver called it, "one of the president's favorite punching bags." "Over the last six months, Trump has consistently tried to deflect blame for his handling of the coronavirus onto the WHO, China and the close relationship he claims the two have," Oliver said. Oliver showed a news clip noting that in the beginning of July, Trump said that the U.S.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefChina’s year-to-date box office came within a whisker of $2 billion on Sunday, with the latest weekend adding $46.4 million to the running total.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: MTV Documentary Films has acquired North American rights to 76 Days, a raw and emotional look at the struggles of the people of Wuhan, China, in the earliest days of the COVID-19 outbreak. Directed by New York filmmaker Hao Wu (People’s Republic of Desire) and China-based journalists, Weixi Chen and “Anonymous,” 76 DAYS made its world premiere at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.

Paris Hilton held a protest in Utah on Friday to call for the closure of the Provo Canyon School, the boarding school where she says she was abused as a teen. Hilton organized the protest in a park near Provo Canyon School, along with several hundred others who shared stories of abuse they say they suffered there or at similar schools for troubled youth.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorImax Corp. has decided to furlough 150 workers due to the withdrawal of movie studios from the theatrical marketplace due to COVID-19.The large-format film company’s auditoriums have fared well in China and across Asia in reopening during COVID-19, but it has reached a crossroads in much of the rest of the world.

Also Read: 'Mank' Trailer: David Fincher Explores the Dark Side of Hollywood's Golden Age (Video)Notably, the furloughs will not affect IMAX’s offices in China and Japan, where theaters have reopened and the box office has significantly recovered. In China, IMAX has seen strong numbers over the past two months as successful containment of COVID-19 has led the government to increase the maximum allowed capacity in movie theaters to 75%.

HONG KONG -- A calligraphy scroll by former Chinese leader Mao Zedong estimated to be worth millions of dollars was cut in half after it was stolen last month in a high-profile burglary in Hong Kong, police said.The scroll was found damaged when police arrested a 49-year-old man in late September on suspicion of handling stolen property.

As North America's box office crumples, China's theatrical film business is back in an enormous way. A collection of high-profile local films released in China over the past week to coincide with the country's National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday period, which lasts eight days.