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  1. China's Baidu Makes Acquisition of Rival Online Video Platform PPS Official

    China's Baidu Makes Acquisition of Rival Online Video Platform PPS Official

    1:35 am PDT 5/7/2013
    • Clarence Tsui
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    The “Chinese Google” confirms the $370 million purchase of the Shanghai-based company's streaming video business. READ MORE

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  2. Cannes: French Co-Production ‘Wolf Totem’ Casts Chinese Stars in Lead Roles

    Cannes: French Co-Production ‘Wolf Totem’ Casts Chinese Stars in Lead Roles

    12:56 am PDT 5/7/2013
    • Clarence Tsui
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    Feng Shaofeng and Shawn Dou Xiao board Jean-Jacques Annaud’s adaptation of the award-winning Cultural Revolution novel. READ MORE

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  3. Hong Kong Actor Nick Cheung to Make Directorial Debut With 'Yu Lan Magic'

    12:20 am PDT 5/7/2013
    • Karen Chu
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    Cheung hopes the film, a supernatural thriller co-starring Annie Liu and set in Malaysia, will help revive the once great ghost story genre of Hong Kong cinema. READ MORE

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  4. Russian Government Rejects Bill on Tighter Control Over Film Cash

    10:47 pm PDT 5/6/2013
    • Vladmir Kozlov
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    It also refused to reinstate value-added tax on tickets to foreign films. READ MORE

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  5. China Box Office: 'Iron Man 3' and 'So Young' Drive Record-Breaking Week

    China Box Office: 'Iron Man 3' and 'So Young' Drive Record-Breaking Week

    7:41 pm PDT 5/6/2013
    • Clarence Tsui
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    The dual charge of the Marvel-DMG blockbuster and homegrown nostalgic drama stirs China's weekly box office revenue to a historic high of $148.6 million. READ MORE

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  6. Pentagon Accuses Chinese Government and Army of Backing Cyber-Attacks

    7:10 pm PDT 5/6/2013
    • Clarence Tsui
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    A U.S. Defense Department’s report says some hacking attempts “appear to be attributable directly” to official organizations in Beijing. READ MORE

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  7. Review
    Miracle in Cell No. 7: Film Review

    Miracle in Cell No. 7: Film Review

    5:18 am PDT 5/6/2013
    • Elizabeth Kerr
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    An all-star cast of character actors anchors this box-office record-breaker from South Korean sentimentalist Lee Hwan-kyung. READ MORE

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  8. Review
    Finding Mr. Right: Film Review

    Finding Mr. Right: Film Review

    3:00 am PDT 5/6/2013
    • Elizabeth Kerr
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    Leading lady Tang Wei turns up the charm in this Seattle-set Chinese rom-com from director Xue Xiaolu. READ MORE

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  9. Hong Kong Filmmaker Wong Kar-wai Awarded Top French Cultural Honor

    Hong Kong Filmmaker Wong Kar-wai Awarded Top French Cultural Honor

    12:20 am PDT 5/6/2013
    • Clarence Tsui
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    The director of "The Grandmaster" is now a Commander of France’s Order of Arts and Letters. READ MORE

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  10. Tom Cruise to Visit China to Promote 'Oblivion'

    Tom Cruise to Visit China to Promote 'Oblivion'

    10:09 pm PDT 5/5/2013
    • Clarence Tsui
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    The actor will reportedly visit Beijing to attend the film’s premiere alongside director Joseph Kosinski. READ MORE

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  11. Teenager Dies in Thailand Imitating Scene From Hit Film ‘Pee Mak’

    Teenager Dies in Thailand Imitating Scene From Hit Film ‘Pee Mak’

    3:56 am PDT 5/3/2013
    • Patrick Brzeski
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    The 17-year-old drowned in the country’s rural east while trying to reenact a comedic sequence from the film, which is the highest-grossing movie ever at the Thailand box office. READ MORE

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  12. Will Smith ‘After Earth’ Promo Tour in Taiwan Causes Media Frenzy

    Will Smith ‘After Earth’ Promo Tour in Taiwan Causes Media Frenzy

    2:02 am PDT 5/3/2013
    • Clarence Tsui
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    The producer-actor is spending three days in the country with his son and co-star Jaden Smith as part of the film's promotional rollout in Asia. READ MORE

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  13. In the Magazine
    'Transformers 4' Reality Show Begins Casting Chinese Actors

    'Transformers 4' Reality Show Begins Casting Chinese Actors

    5:00 am PDT 5/2/2013
    • Alex Ben Block
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    Paramount hopes for a lucrative in-country release with 80,000 citizens expected to try for four speaking roles opposite Mark Wahlberg in the 2014 film. READ MORE

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  14. South Korean Actor Jung Woo-Sung: 'Indies Make a Healthy Film Market' (Q&A)

    South Korean Actor Jung Woo-Sung: 'Indies Make a Healthy Film Market' (Q&A)

    3:50 am PDT 5/2/2013
    • Lee Hyo-won
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    The Asian mega-star sits down with THR at the Jeonju International Film Festival to share his no-nonsense approach to judging movies and why he believes indies are the lifeblood of cinema. READ MORE

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  15. Late Indian Director Satyajit Ray Gets a Google Doodle

    Late Indian Director Satyajit Ray Gets a Google Doodle

    1:18 am PDT 5/2/2013
    • Nyay Bhushan
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    Celebrating what would have been the legendary auteur's 92nd birthday, the tech giant features a scene from his iconic film “Pather Panchali” on its Indian homepage. READ MORE

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  16. 'Iron Man 3' Smashes China's Opening-Day Box Office Record

    'Iron Man 3' Smashes China's Opening-Day Box Office Record

    9:32 pm PDT 5/1/2013
    • Clarence Tsui
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    The Marvel-DMG blockbuster earns $21.1 million, according to the Chinese film site mtime.com. READ MORE

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  17. Daniel Radcliffe to Play American Crime Reporter in 'Tokyo Vice'

    Daniel Radcliffe to Play American Crime Reporter in 'Tokyo Vice'

    8:47 pm PDT 5/1/2013
    • Gavin J. Blair
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    The film will be based on the memoirs of Jake Adelstein, a U.S. journalist who covered Tokyo's underworld for Japan’s biggest newspaper. READ MORE

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  18. 'Iron Man 3' China-Only Scenes Draw Mixed Response

    'Iron Man 3' China-Only Scenes Draw Mixed Response

    1:25 pm PDT 5/1/2013
    • Clarence Tsui
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    While the blockbuster breaks records for midnight-screening earnings, enthusiastic viewers lament out-of-place appearances of Chinese actors and product placement. READ MORE

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  19. Myanmar to Debut International Film Festival for Human Rights

    Myanmar to Debut International Film Festival for Human Rights

    7:01 am PDT 5/1/2013
    • Patrick Brzeski
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    The inaugural event will be held in Yangon June 15-19, before going on a screening roadshow to 13 rural villages across the country. READ MORE

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  20. China's Alibaba Takes Stake in Social Media Firm Sina Weibo

    5:29 am PDT 4/30/2013
    • THR Staff
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    The e-commerce giant paid $586 million for 18 percent of the influential micro-blog service, known as "China's Twitter." READ MORE

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Int'l Box Office

Weekend of 05/17/2013
1
The Great Gatsby
Weekend
$42.1M
Cume
$132.3
2
Iron Man 3
Weekend
$40.2M
Cume
$1,010.0
3
Star Trek Into Darkness
Weekend
$40.0M
Cume
$80.5
4
Epic 3D
Weekend
$14.5M
Cume
$14.5
5
Fast & Furious 6
Weekend
$13.8M
Cume
$13.8
6
The Croods
Weekend
$10.6M
Cume
$552.6
7
Evil Dead
Weekend
$5.6M
Cume
$81.1
8
Oblivion
Weekend
$4.7M
Cume
$173.0
9
Montage
Weekend
$4.1M
Cume
$4.2

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