UK Soccer’s Premier League Tears Up Lucrative China Broadcast Contract

Rebecca Davis editorDisney’s “Mulan” made only $6.47 million over its second weekend in China, allowing it to be handily defeated once again by the local war epic “The Eight Hundred,” according to data from industry tracker Maoyan.As of Sunday evening, the Disney title has earned a cumulative $36.5 million (RMB 247 million) in the key territory.

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorRefresh for latest…: Christopher Nolan’s Tenet handily passed $200M overseas this weekend with a $25M offshore frame to bring the overseas box office to $214M. Including domestic, the global cume is now $250.1M.

Vivienne Chow Chinese sci-fi blockbuster “The Wandering Earth” was named film of the year by the China Film Directors Guild at its annual awards ceremony on Saturday night in Beijing, local media reported.The award ceremony, which took place coincided with the further re-opening of cinemas in China as the COVID-19 pandemic recedes, also presented director of the year award (Hong Kong and Taiwan) to Derek Tsang for his 2019 youth drama “Better Days.” It was the second time that Tsang won the

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe English Premier League, soccer’s most lucrative club championship, will return to screens in China from this weekend.

76 Days— which follows exhausted doctors and nurses in Wuhan, China struggling to cope as the deadly global outbreak of the new coronavirus first originated — will be eagerly anticipated at the Toronto Film Festival as it's the first documentary from ground zero of the COVID-19 crisis to reach movie theaters. The irony is the ongoing global pandemic will keep New York City-based co-director Hao Wu from physically attending the world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival on Sept.

straight to your inboxLiverpool legend Jamie Carragher has issued his verdict on Manchester United's chances of winning the Premier League title in 2020-21.United finished third last season following an impressive second half of the campaign and optimism is high ahead of the new season. The signing of Donny van de Beek has caught the eye and there is also plenty of excitement around Bruno Fernandes ahead of his first full season in English football.

Manchester United, Man City and the Premier League itself as coronavirus cases rise.

Premier League have now confirmed that, after a meeting on Tuesday, all 28 matches taking place in September will be shown on TV. After Sky Sports and BT Sport had already selected 17 matches to be shown live, the remaining 11 have been distributed among the Premier League’s UK broadcasters.

Disney's live-action version of Mulan is now available to stream on Disney+, and fans of the story are understandably excited to watch the remake.Actress Liu Yifei plays the lead in Mulan, and has been thrust into the global spotlight as a result of the iconic role. Here's everything you need to know about the star.Liu Yifei was born in China, and immigrated to America.Liu Yifei was born in Wuhan, China, on August 25, 1987.

Rebecca Davis editorThe Premier League, the leading U.K. soccer division, has terminated its massive $747 million TV rights contract with China’s PPTV two years early due to unpaid payments, it said Thursday.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefTwo apartments in Beijing that are home to movie star Jackie Chan are being forcibly put up for auction. The reason appears to be an ownership dispute.The adjacent apartments in a residential compound in the capital city’s Dongzhimen district are where Chan and his family have lived since 2007.