Asia Pacific: News and Reviews from The Hollywood Reporter

China’s Alibaba Completes $4.2B Buyout of Online Video Giant Youku Tudou

The Chinese company is expected to integrate premium video offerings into its core e-commerce business much the way Amazon has.

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Japan Box Office: ‘Batman v. Superman’ Remains at No. 3 in Second Weekend

Action comedy ‘Assassination Classroom: Graduation’ and ‘Doraemon’ stayed No. 1 and No. 2, respectively.

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Local Filmmakers Speak Out After ‘Ten Years’ Hong Kong Film Awards Win

Media Asia head Peter Lam called the win for the controversial dystopian film a “misfortune of the Hong Kong film industry.”

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South Korean Theater Chain CJ CGV Acquires Turkey’s Mars Entertainment

The biggest Korean cinema chain paid $687 million for Mars and is now the fifth largest exhibitor in the world.

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MIPTV: Fox’s SCM Picks Up Mini-Series Slate From Japan’s Wowow

Fox Networks Group Asia has acquired pan-Asian rights to five mini series from Japanese pay-TV broadcaster Wowow.

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Massive Piracy Helps Russian Movie Gain Chinese Distribution Deal

Bazelevs and Youngle Pictures agree China release of ‘He Is a Dragon’ after romantic fantasy is downloaded illegally more than 5.6 million times.

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China Box Office: ‘Batman v Superman’ Sinks 78 Percent in Second Weekend, Lands in Third Place

The second-weekend plunge is the largest on record for a studio superhero movie in China.

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Controversial Dystopian Movie ‘Ten Years’ Wins Best Picture at Hong Kong Film Awards

After Beijing banned broadcasts of the glitzy awards show because of the film’s nomination, the indie drama continued its rebuke to authority, winning the event’s top honor.

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China’s Film Carnival: 5 Things to Know About Dick Cook’s $500M Financier

Meet the deep-pocketed Hangzhou-based company bank-rolling the former Disney Pictures chairman’s new film and TV venture.

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Howard Gordon on the Indian ’24’ and Why a Local Version of ‘Homeland’ Could Work

Anil Kapoor is the Indian Jack Bauer in the hit adaptation of the terrorist-fighting action series, which is currently shooting its second season.

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India’s Reliance Industries Boosts Investment in Mobile Startup to $22.5B

Indian tycoon Mukesh Ambani describes Reliance Jio as “the world’s largest startup” offering speedier 4G mobile and digital services.

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William and Kate To Meet Bollywood Stars on First India Visit

The royal couple’s itinerary includes a fund raiser in Mumbai with actors Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan also on the guest list.

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India’s Reliance Industries Boosts Investment in Mobile Start-up to $22.5B

Indian tycoon Mukesh Ambani describes Reliance Jio as “the world’s largest start-up” offering speedier 4G mobile and digital services.

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Hollywood Movies Make Major Gains in India

‘Furious 7’ and ‘Jurassic World’ were the top Hollywood earners in 2015, while local releases dominating the box office included epic ‘Baahubali.’

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China’s Alibaba Pictures Swings to 2015 Profit

An investment in Paramount’s ‘Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation’ contributed $10.6 million in revenue and boosted the company’s profit by $1.1 million.

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South Korean Comedy ‘Miss Granny’ to Get Thai Remake

The upcoming co-production by CJ Major Entertainment will be the third remake of the film in Asia.

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Japan Box Office: ‘Batman v Superman’ Beaten by Two Local Films

New action comedy ‘Assassination Classroom: Graduation’ and ‘Doraemon’ in its fourth weekend push the superhero film the No. 3 spot, despite a $4.4 million opening.

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China Box Office: ‘Batman v Superman’ Opens Well Behind Marvel’s ‘Avengers’ Franchise

The superhero movie’s $57.2 million three-day gross, however, was still enough to give Warner Bros. its best-ever opening weekend in China.

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South Korea Box Office: ‘Batman v Superman’ Has Biggest March Opening Ever

The Warner Bros. superhero film dominated 68.3 percent of the market share, while ‘Zootopia’ crossed the $20 million mark at No. 2.

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Priyanka Chopra Film, ‘Baahubali’ Among Winners at India’s National Film Awards

The epic blockbuster won the best film honor, while Toronto and Cannes titles ‘Margarita With A Straw’ and ‘Masaan’ also got awards.

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China to Reward Cinemas for Favoring Local Films Over Hollywood Imports

Movie theater chains in China that ensure Hollywood films take no more than one-third of total box office will be granted a sizable tax rebate.

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Alfonso Cuaron Says He Wants to Make a Film in Chinese

Backstage at the inaugural China-U.S. Motion Picture Summit, the ‘Gravity’ director spoke of his ambition to work in the world’s fastest growing major movie market.

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China’s Wanda Says Film Unit Has Raised $2.4 Billion in Share Sale

According to an offering document seen by The Hollywood Reporter, the Chinese conglomorate had been seeking to raise $1.5 billion, and has already exceeeded its target.

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China’s iQiyi, British Film Institute Strike Content Deal

The BFI has hand-picked a selection of British independent and world cinema titles, including ’12 Years a Slave’ and ‘Amour,’ to be made available by the online video company.

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Wanda Says Film Unit Has Raised $2.4 Billion in Share Sale

According to an offering document seen by The Hollywood Reporter, the Chinese conglomorate had been seeking to raise $1.5 billion, and has already exceeeded its target.

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Natalie Portman to Attend Beijing Film Festival

The star will walk the event’s opening ceremony red carpet, as well as attend a co-production forum and a special screening of her directorial debut, ‘A Tale of Love and Darkness.’

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Filmart: ‘Ten Years’ Picked up by Taiwan’s Joint Entertainment

The controversial political drama also gathered interest from film festivals around the world.

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Battle for Busan Festival: South Korean Filmmakers Threaten Boycott

Showing solidarity, they say “we will refuse to attend this year’s event,” if the city doesn’t ensure the festival’s independence.

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China Punishes ‘Ip Man 3’ Distributor Over Box-Office Fraud

A government investigation discovered that at least $8.7 million in tickets sales were fabricated.

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