Hollywood's fading charm in China and why US tariffs are making it worse

A woman walking past a poster of the U.S. movie "Civil War" at a cinema in Beijing, capital of China, June 7, 2024. [Xinhua]

Once the king of China's silver screen, Hollywood now finds itself sidelined, as local blockbusters surge and Washington's tariffs against the rest of the world add fuel to shifting audience sentiment.

According to data released this week, Chinese animated feature "Ne Zha 2" has scored a thunderous success, raking in 15.2 billion yuan (about 2.11 billion U.S. dollars) at China's box office in just 12 weeks.

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