China and Japan dominating Box Office world wide!

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The worldwide box office is hot so far this year. But so far this year, the movie with the largest worldwide box office is one you’ve never heard of and hasn’t been released here: “Your Name,” a Japanese animated film, has made $327 million. Almost all of that was earned in Japan, with China as a runner up.

At number 4 on the top 10 worldwide box office for 2017 stands “The Great Wall.” A bust here, the Matt Damon starrer racked up most of its $271 million in China.

Number 5 is “Kung Fu Yoga,” with $245 million raked in, in China.

Number 6 is “Journey to the West,” with $237 million from Chinese audiences. Sony released it in the US on February 3rd, and it’s made less than a million bucks.

Number 9 is “Duckweed” — $143 million, nearly all of it in China.

From number 10 to 20 there are several more including a Bollywood film and a Jackie Chan entry. That’s Jackie Chan, who will get a Governors Award Lifetime Achievement Oscar on Sunday night.

By the way. “Your Name” will be released in April not by a big American studio but by FUNimation, founded in Fort Worth Texas by Japanese American entrepreneur Gen Fukunaga. He’s suddenly the most successful exec in Hollywood.

I highlighted the last part because how could you not pick up "Your Name?" Funimation is now making a ton of money, and Funimation isn't a studio from Hollywood, but from Fort Worth Texas! Lets Make Fort Worth the new bastion of Anime films!

Why do you think Rogue One had two Chinese characters? The chinese market....

I bet there will be more Chinese actors in Episode VIII

Surprised they liked The Great Wall. China usually doesn't release movies that portray their landmarks.

Cultural Appropriation isn't a fad in China like it is here in the States

@FireEmblem_Man: they don't like culture vultures but they raking in the worldwide box office moolah

Another reason why they hate Japan so much.....

@FireEmblem_Man: no country would like copyright infringement. China stole apple patents and banned iPhones. They will do anything to generate earnings like ban Ghostbusters.

Oh, for Copyright laws? Like this?

Force Awakens, no Asian characters, performance in Asian market: 3 dollars (yen)

Rogue One, 2 well known Asian actors, performance in Asian market: 800,000,000,000,000

The Last Jedi, Luke played by Chow yun Fat, Rey played by Maggie Chung, projected performance in the Asian market: 100,000,000,000,000,000,000

@FireEmblem_Man: Amazing World of Gumball is US property (UK intellect) China is not even trying!

I watched Your Name five times at the cinema here in the UK. Effing loved it. Can't wait to watch A Silent Voice.

This is nothing new.

It is well known for like atleast 8 years now that Hollywood was going to have to focus on marketing their movies towards a Asian Market.

If you notice, most blockbuster films have atleast one speaking Asian.

People tend to complain that alot of movies seemed dumb down, nothing but action, but the truth is that they are made that way on purpose so its easier to port to other countries since there is less complicated dialogue and less for other audiences to read.