
Brothers and Huahua production logos, third acts, and subplots that inexplicably take place in Hong Kong, and so on, all in the name of international box office synergy. As a moviegoer, you’ve likely noticed it, too – the increasing prevalence of H. Warcraft, Terminator: Genisys, hell, even xXx: The Return of Xander Cage made its money back in China. In the last few years alone, they’ve accounted for a sizeable portion of summer movie ticket sales, and have singlehandedly saved the grosses of more than one expensive stateside flop.


The rise of China as a force to be reckoned with in today’s big-budget blockbuster film market cannot be underestimated.
