BOX OFFICE IN THE FALL

Film earnings suffer in China during this year's October holiday, a traditionally lucrative season, Xu Fan reports.

The Chinese box office fell to a decade low in earnings for a holiday season during this year's National Day holiday week.

Data from the China Film Administration show the box office made 1.9 billion yuan ($275 million), declining 27.58 percent year-on-year, from Oct 1 to 7.