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    China to Rerelease 5 Old Films, With All Proceeds Going to Theaters

    Mar 20, 2020

    Chinese cinemas will start screening old movies to help sustain the domestic film industry, which has been ailing from coronavirus-related quarantine measures, Sixth Tone’s sister publication The Paper reported Wednesday.

    Five movies including sci-fi blockbuster “The Wandering Earth” and Lebanese drama “Capernaum” will soon be rereleased for screenings nationwide, China Film Co. Ltd. said in a notice circulated online this week that has been confirmed by media. All box-office revenue will go directly to the cinemas, after the films’ distributors and production companies agreed not to take their usual 43% cut of ticket sales, the company said.

    Warner Bros. also announced Thursday that “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” the first film in the wildly popular fantasy series, will get a high-res 3D rerelease in China, without giving a date for the first screenings. (Image: VCG)