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China's box office [takings / taking] have beaten those in the USA for the first time ever. China's movie theatres are now the world's most [laxative / lucrative] . This is the result of millions of moviegoers [flaking / flocking] to cinemas across China [during / daring] the nation's week-long New Year celebrations in February. Sales were also [boasted / boosted] by Valentine's Day, which is becoming [increasingly / increasing] popular in China. China's box office took in a [record / recording] $650 million in February, compared to $640 million in the USA. The most popular movie [without / with] Chinese cinema fans was a movie called The Man From Macau II, which [grossed / greased] $105 million. The new Jackie Chan flick, Dragon Blade, took second spot, [earning / earned] $95 million.

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