ABSTRACT

In 2018, the policies, contents and resources of China’s film industry all made a joint effort to push China’s film industry to new heights, creating records of an annual box office exceeding 60 billion yuan, monthly box office exceeding 10 billion yuan, and the total screen number exceeding 60,000. This report analyzes and summarizes the state of the Chinese film industry in 2018 in terms of macro-environment, industry scale and layout, online platform and development prospects, with the aim of enhancing current film scholarship on this subject, and providing film-related enterprises and film professionals with up-to-date knowledge and information.