Chinese epic faces box-office inflation charges – Arts & Entertainment

www.google.com — "Beginning of the Great Revival" has a star-studded case, cinemas have been flooded with screenings, Hollywood blockbusters have been banned and offices and schools have been encouraged to buy tickets in bulk. Its box office total so far is $49 million in 19 days.
Hong Kong's Apple Daily newspaper published Internet photos of three doctored tickets for "Beginning of the Great Revival." The title of the movie was printed, then crossed out and the name of another film was filled in by hand.
Because Chinese box-office results are counted by the number of computer-generated tickets, such alterations, if true, would artificially boost the propaganda film and suppress results of the movie the ticket-holders watched.

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chengdoo 45 weeks 13 hours ago

http://movie.douban.com/subject/4073898/
Probably the only film without comments and rating.

ChinaTravel.net 45 weeks 2 hours ago

lol

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