Box office does not necessarily reflect quality of domestic films

China's box office brought in more than 5 billion yuan ($806 million) between July 1 and 28, an all-time monthly high. At least 144 million tickets were sold in 5,400 cinemas nationwide, and more than 95 percent of the movies were domestically made, with Monster Hunt, Jian Bing Man and Monkey King: Hero Is Back, leading the charge. Comments:

Admittedly, China's film industry has a lot to do to catch up with Hollywood with regards to quality, content and originality, but the recent success at the box office signals a promising start for all film producers in the country. Homegrown movies can be enlightening, well-produced, and loved by the audience as long as Chinese filmmakers keep trying to absorb the essence of their traditional culture and expand the scale of the industry.

xinhuanet.com, August 1