Chinese filmmakers move to put better systems in place

China's rapidly expanding film industry is regularly setting new records. As of June 16, the country's box-office takings surpassed 30 billion yuan ($4.6 billion) 35 days earlier than last year, according to the live tracker Maoyan.

In 2017, China saw takings of 55.9 billion yuan thanks mainly to blockbusters released during the two most lucrative box-office seasons - the Spring Festival holiday in January and the summer vacation.

And now, with the July-August vacation around the corner, the box-office figure is expected to hit a new record this year, according to industry sources at the ongoing 21st Shanghai International Film Festival.