China Box Office Growth Slowed to 3.7 Percent in 2016, Official Data Shows

Hollywood fared considerably better than the local industry, with revenue for imported films up 10.9 percent for the year. After averaging yearly growth of 35 percent for more than a decade, China’s movie ticket revenue expanded just 3.7 percent in 2016, clocking in at 45.7 billion yuan for the year, according to official data from China’s State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television .