{"id":23502,"date":"2026-08-22T08:03:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T02:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=23502"},"modified":"2026-08-22T08:03:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T02:18:38","slug":"chinas-summer-box-office-tops-10-6-billion-yuan-as-admissions-reach-new-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=23502","title":{"rendered":"<strong>China\u2019s Summer Box Office Tops 10.6 Billion Yuan as Admissions Reach New High<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dragon Media News Desk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>China\u2019s 2026 summer movie season has recorded a strong increase in cinema attendance, with admissions surpassing 290 million by August 20.<\/p>\n<p>More than 34.5 million screening sessions were held nationwide during the season, with both attendance and screening numbers reaching new highs.<\/p>\n<p>Summer box-office revenue exceeded 10.6 billion yuan, while daily receipts remained above 100 million yuan for 40 consecutive days.<\/p>\n<p>More than 120 Chinese and foreign films were released during the season, giving audiences a broad range of choices. Among the notable performers, \u201cWelcome to Dragon Restaurant\u201d approached 1.2 billion yuan after nine days in cinemas.<\/p>\n<p>China has also increasingly linked moviegoing with tourism, dining, retail and other forms of consumption through wider \u201cfilm plus\u201d initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>Lower average ticket prices, a diverse release slate and continuing investment in modern cinema infrastructure appear to be supporting the return of audiences to theaters, providing a stronger base for the broader film industry and related consumer sectors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=23502\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"time\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 100% !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dragon Media News Desk China\u2019s 2026 summer movie season has recorded a strong increase in cinema attendance, with admissions surpassing 290 million by August 20. 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