China's year-end film season red hot

12-22-2010 08:51 BJT

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A "fierce battle" is taking place in cinemas across China this month as four movies, directed by the country's most bankable directors, are competing with each other to become the biggest box office hit of the season. Insiders believe the situation is a sign that the Chinese movie industry has entered a period of phenomenal growth.

December is usually a popular movie-going season in China, but the last month of 2010 is surprisingly lively.

Two of the four movies, "Sacrifice" and "Just Call Me Nobody", have seen box office receipts exceeding 100 million yuan, about 15 million U.S. dollars, in just one week after their debuts.

The other two, "Let the Bullets Fly", released last Thursday, and "If You Are the One 2", which is slated to hit cinemas on Wednesday, are also expected to do well at the box office.

Let the Bullets Fly

According to statistics, the Chinese box office surged 43 percent year on year to 6 billion yuan in 2009.