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China's box office takings have beaten those atbyduringforfrominofontowith the USA atbyduringforfrominofontowith the first time ever. China's movie theatres are now the world's most lucrative. This is the result atbyduringforfrominofontowith millions of moviegoers flocking atbyduringforfrominofontowith cinemas across China atbyduringforfrominofontowith the nation's week-long New Year celebrations atbyduringforfrominofontowith February. Sales were also boosted atbyduringforfrominofontowith Valentine's Day, which is becoming increasingly popular atbyduringforfrominofontowith China. China's box office took atbyduringforfrominofontowith a record $650 million atbyduringforfrominofontowith February, compared atbyduringforfrominofontowith $640 million atbyduringforfrominofontowith the USA. The most popular movie atbyduringforfrominofontowith Chinese cinema fans was a movie called The Man From Macau II, which grossed $105 million. The new Jackie Chan flick, Dragon Blade, took second spot, earning $95 million.

China's film industry is growing atbyduringforfrominofontowith breakneck speed. As the number atbyduringforfrominofontowith middle-class people is expanding, so too is the number atbyduringforfrominofontowith new cinemas opening. A huge population shift atbyduringforfrominofontowith the countryside atbyduringforfrominofontowith urban areas is fuelling demand atbyduringforfrominofontowith more cinema screens. Fifteen new screens are being added every day. There are now approximately 23,600 screens atbyduringforfrominofontowith China, which is 475 per cent more than there were atbyduringforfrominofontowith 2008. The USA has 40,000 screens. The forecast is that China will overtake America atbyduringforfrominofontowith the near future. China's movie industry is thriving. It has experienced year- atbyduringforfrominofontowith-year growth of 27 per cent and 36 per cent atbyduringforfrominofontowith the past two years. Much of this success has been without the help atbyduringforfrominofontowith Hollywood blockbusters.