• arty
    #13
    http://www.economist.com/node/18178291

    "Unfortunately, Hollywood has learned (as have many other industries) that great sales in China do not always translate into great profits. In America distributors tend to receive 50-55% of box-office receipts, with the rest going to the cinemas. Elsewhere the average take is 40-45%. In China, where Hollywood must use a domestic distributor, the proportion is roughly 15%. American films may be yanked in favour of domestic ones (“Avatar” had to make way for “Confucius” last year). The World Trade Organisation has ordered China to reform, but few moguls expect it to."