China’s movie box office revenue hit 55.911 billion yuan in 2017, soaring to a greater height. The number of movie screens reached 50.8 thousand, more than that in North America for the first time.
For Chinese moviegoers, female accounts for 55% and male 45%. The young under 30-year-old accounts for 49%; users with Bachelor's degree or above accounts for 75%; users with an annual net income of more than 100,000 accounts for 41%; and, those having children account for 41% according to Pintu Media.
China’s movie market saw robust growth in the number of released movies, movie theaters, and movie screens in the recent 5 years. In 2013, it only saw 29 million movie show times in China while in 2017, this number grew to a height of 75 million. In 2017, the number of movie theaters reached 8,576, nearly doubled that of 2013.
With the increase in numbers and improvement in quality, the movie theater has provided the better experience of watching movies for consumers. ...
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