A scene from ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’, one of this year’s summer box-office hits in China. Photo: Handout courtesy of Jay Maidment/SonyA scene from ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’, one of this year’s summer box-office hits in China. Photo: Handout courtesy of Jay Maidment/Sony
A scene from ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’, one of this year’s summer box-office hits in China. Photo: Handout courtesy of Jay Maidment/Sony
Money /  Wealth

Spider-Man, Ne Zha take China’s summer box office to new record as people seek cheaper thrills amid economic downturn

  • Almost half a billion cinema tickets were sold between June and August, pushing revenues to US$2.45 billion, slightly above last summer’s figure
Topic |   Cinema
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Updated: 2:39pm, 4 Sep, 2019

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A scene from ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’, one of this year’s summer box-office hits in China. Photo: Handout courtesy of Jay Maidment/SonyA scene from ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’, one of this year’s summer box-office hits in China. Photo: Handout courtesy of Jay Maidment/Sony
A scene from ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’, one of this year’s summer box-office hits in China. Photo: Handout courtesy of Jay Maidment/Sony
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