Movie theater box office sales in China hit 17.07 billion yuan ($2.74 billion) in 2012, surging by 30.18 percent year-on-year, the film industry watchdog said Wednesday.
Ticket sales for imported movies totaled 8.8 billion yuan, or 51.54 percent of gross ticket revenues, ending domestic films' nine-year dominance at the box office, according to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television.
Agencies - Global Times