Made-in-China films, TV shows most popular among users of Douyin, China’s TikTok
- New rankings released by China’s biggest movie ticket platform, Maoyan Entertainment, show that Douyin users are most interested in Chinese films and TV shows
- Short video app Douyin announced last month it was making 100 full-length films available for streaming
Maoyan Entertainment, China’s largest movie ticket platform, released the rankings for user interest in films, TV series and variety shows on Saturday. The rankings, updated daily at noon, are based on data provided by the app, including how influential the film’s official account is on Douyin and how many people searched for the film, Maoyan Entertainment said.
Love of Thousand Years, Skate Into Love and Winter Begonia, all Chinese romantic dramas released this year, were the top three most popular TV series among users from Monday to Tuesday afternoon.
Meanwhile, Day Day Up, a long-running talk show using humour to convey traditional Chinese values, was the most popular in the category of variety shows, followed by comedy competition Joyful Comedians and dating game show If You Are the One.
The only foreign title among the top three in any category was American action film F9 – alternatively known as Fast & Furious 9 – which was the second-most popular movie after Chinese fantasy thriller Mojin: The Dragon Ridge and ahead of Chinese romantic comedy Oversize Love. Mojin: The Dragon Ridge shares the same Chinese name as TV series Candle in the Tomb: The Lost Caverns, and both are based on a novel by Tianxia Bachang.