FILMS HAVE HUGE MARKET AT HOME, BUT MAKE LITTLE IMPACT ABROAD

Long way to go in production management, global influence or box office take

With first-half box office takings up by nearly 18 percent year-on-year, China's film industry has cemented its place among the world's leaders.

But its return to the double-digit growth that marked much of the past decade - apart from a lull between mid-2016 and mid-2017 - masks challenges to increasing its global impact, industry insiders say.