TriStar Pictures film “The Woman King” has been given official permission to release in cinemas in mainland China.
It is expected to debut on April 14.The Viola Davis-starring fantasy action film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September last year and went into U.S.
and international commercial release shortly after.The film has grossed $97.2 million worldwide, with $29.9 million coming from international markets and $67.3 million in North America.While the China release is significantly later than the rest of the world, potentially opening the film to online piracy, the launch date was communicated by Chinese authorities with some five weeks of advanced notice.
That is more than many Hollywood films have received in China and gives the local marketing teams a reasonable chance to promote the film’s theatrical launch.Hollywood films have begun to trickle back into mainland Chinese cinemas after a near
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