Since 2019 with ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’, no Marvel film had managed to pass the censorship to be released in China, but things are about to change: ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ and ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ have already secured their passage in commercial theaters.
As published by the Marvel Studios Weibo account, the Chinese social network that replaces Facebook or Twitter, the sequel to ‘Black Panther’ will hit theaters on February 7, 2022 (its world premiere was last November). and the third chapter of the adventures of Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) will do it only 10 days later, on February 17, 2023, to coincide with the launch in the United States and Spain.
China is one of the film markets that move the most money at the box office, so Disney/Marvel may be batting their ears. In general, Hollywood cinema has had a hard time reaching Chinese audiences for years because the country has a veto on these big blockbusters to promote its film industry and preserve certain values that do not correspond to the government’s ideals. In fact, next January 22, when the Chinese New Year takes place, the billboard will be renewed to be filled with local titles that will compete directly with Marvel.
move a lot of money
Due to several factors, including the lack of these previews and the anti-COVID measures, box office in China fell 36% last year according to data from Deadline, but went on to raise $4.35 billion. One of the few North American films that has had the privilege of hitting commercial theaters has been “Avatar: The Sense of Water”, which has already grossed $220 million and will be on the bill until February 14th.
According to the same medium, censorship may be eased now that both the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the 100th anniversary of the Party in 2021 have passed, and fear within government agencies of making decisions that might make the Party look bad or hurt cultural or political sensibilities has been reduced. Due to these strict regulations, Chinese audiences were unable to enjoy ‘Black Widow’, ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’, ‘Eternals’, ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ on the big screen . , “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” and “Thor: Love and Thunder”. And that’s only in three and a half years.
Source: E Cartelera
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