Xmas movie wrap-up

The time slot between November and February has long been a golden time to release films in China. The season is studded with festivals and holidays such as Christmas, New Year, Chinese Spring Festival and Valentine's Day.

This year about 30 films are scheduled to screen in the season, half of which first screened in late November.

As in previous years, the season is dominated by blockbusters, such as Zhang Yimou's A Simple Noodle Story (三枪拍案惊奇), which has raked in 200 million yuan ($29 million) in two weeks, although the film was not highly praised by critics.