'Star Wars' struggles in a country far, far away: China | Malay Mail

Fans arrive at the Grand Lake Theater for the opening of the final chapter of the Skywalker saga 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' in Oakland, CaliforniaDecember 19, 2019. — Reuters pic fans from around the world waited in line for days to catchr, the sci-fi series has struggled to woo film-goers in the increasingly important Chinese market.

The 35-year-old Shanghai resident only became curious about the space saga by accident after stumbling across a pre-installedStar Wars But Chen and his fellow fans are rare in China, where cinemagoers flock instead to see Marvel superheroes and domestic films. ranked number 47 at the box office in China in 2018, far behind Marvel's superhero filmSince buying Star Wars studio Lucasfilm in 2012, Disney has stepped up efforts to gain fans in the world's fastest-growing movie market.

was released worldwide in 1977 it was a real film revolution," said Steffi Noel, an analyst from Shanghai-based market research firm Daxue Consulting.But most Chinese viewers never formed this nostalgic bond with the movies.

Entertainment Entertainment Latest News, Entertainment Entertainment Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' flops in China on Friday debutLOS ANGELES: 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' is expected to the biggest film of the weekend globally and in North America, where an opening weekend of US$170mil-US$200mil is likely. But in China, it's on course to be the weakest-performing installment of the new batch of 'Star Wars' films. One too many ... Recycling cast and creating new main characters just to keep the franchise alive. StarWars excitement ended the day audience saw Darth Vader removing his mask to utter .... ' Luke, let me look at you with my own eyes ' One too many ... Recycling cast and creating new main characters just to keep the franchise alive. StarWars excitement 'died' the day audience saw Darth Vader removing his mask to utter his last words .... ' Luke, let me look at you with my own eyes ' Good.. It is high budget kiddy show
Source: staronline - 🏆 4. / 75 Read more »

Star Wars struggles in a country far, far away | The Malaysian InsightSci-fi series has struggled to woo film-goers in the increasingly important Chinese market.
Source: msianinsight - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »

Star Wars struggles in a country far, far away | The Malaysian InsightSci-fi series has struggled to woo film-goers in the increasingly important Chinese market.
Source: msianinsight - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »