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)