https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_in_film
THE MERMAID became the highest-grossing film ever in China and the first film ever to earn over $500 million without a wide North American release.
WARCRAFT became the highest-grossing video game adaptation worldwide with $433.5 million, surpassing Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time ($336.4 million in 2010).
SAUSAGE PARTY became the highest-grossing R-rated animated film of all time, surpassing South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut ($83.1 million in 1999).
DOCTOR STRANGE became the highest-grossing single character debut of any MCU film worldwide with $675.9 million, beating Iron Man ($585.2 million in 2008).
DEADPOOL became the second highest-grossing R-rated domestic film of all time with $363.1 million, after The Passion of the Christ ($370.8 million in2004). It later became the HIGHEST-GROSSING R-rated film of all time worldwide, with $783.1 million.
89th Academy Awards
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/89th_Academy_Awards
Asghar Farhadi boycotted the event saying, "I have decided to not attend the Academy Awards ceremony alongside MY FELLOW MEMBER OF THE CINEMATIC COMMUNITY."
For the first time in the Academy's history, each acting category had black actors, with three nominated in the Best Supporting Actress category and three black screenwriters nominated in the Best Adapted Screenplay category in the same year. Also nominated was one black director, the fourth in OSCAR HISTORY.
The Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs reacted to the travel ban, saying, "America should always be not a barrier but a beacon and each and every one of us knows that there are some empty chairs in this room which has MADE ACADEMY ARTISTS INTO ACTIVISTS."
"We sincerely apologize to Moonlight, La La Land, Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, and Oscar viewers for THE ERROR that was made during the award announcement for Best Picture."
"The presenters had mistakenly been given the WRONG CATEGORY ENVELOPE and when discovered, was immediately corrected."
ANOUSHEH ANSARI
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anousheh_Ansari
On September 18, 2006, a few days after her 40th birthday, she became THE FIRST IRANIAN IN SPACE.
FIROUZ NADERI
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firouz_Naderi
He retired from NASA in 2016 and currently is a management consultant, an advisor to early-stage high-tech startups, and a public speaker.
ASGHAR FARHADI
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asghar_Farhadi
Farhadi’s films present a microcosm of modern Iran and the inevitable complications that arise, especially when interactions cross class and gender differences.
DAMIEN CHAZELLE
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damien_Chazelle
Chazelle's 85-page script was featured on BLACK LIST in 2012 as one of the best unmade films of that year;
Black List (survey)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_List_(survey)
The Black List is an annual survey of the "most liked" motion picture screenplays NOT YET PRODUCED.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_of_China#Industry
In 2010, Chinese cinema was the third largest film industry by number of feature films produced annually.
In January 2013, LOST IN THAILAND (2012) became the first Chinese film to reach ¥1 billion at the box office.
As of May 2013, 7 of the top 10 highest-grossing films in China were domestic productions.
As of 2014, around half of all tickets are sold online, with the largest ticket selling sites being...
Maoyan.com (82 million),
Gewara.com (45 million) and
Wepiao.com (28 million).
The country added about 8,035 screens in 2015 (at an average of 22 NEW SCREENS PER DAY, increasing its total by about 40% to around 31,627 screens, which is about 7,373 shy of the number of screens in the United States.
As of April 2015, the largest Chinese film company by worth was ALIBABA PICTURES (US$8.77 billion).
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_in_Thailand
The film grossed more than US$200 million at the Chinese box-office, becoming the HIGHEST GROSSING MOVIE OF ALL TIME IN CHINA when it was released.
Lost in Thailand Official Trailer #1 (2012) - Xu Zheng Movie HD
https://youtu.be/UqZb1bUKJQ0
Tianjin Maoyan Culture Media
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tianjin_Maoyan_Culture_Media
Tianjin Maoyan Culture Media is a Chinese company that owns the largest online movie ticketing website in China, maoyan.com, with 30% share of the market in 2015.
CATATAN...
Ya, begitulah. Diskusi-nya tahun 2014 sama kawan lama (dari etnis Tionghoa) jadinya ya, begini ini. Tapi menjadi pelajaran bahwa memang CELAH START UP seperti ini (website ticketing) kurang diminati di kita, bahkan lagi-lagi ada yang mengkritik (biasa). Sebagai contoh, di akhir tahun 2015 saya meneliti kembali tentang ALIBABA PICTURES usai mengecek film Mission Impossible dari segi special effect dengan kawan lama (lagi-lagi etnis Tionghoa). Pembahasan secara tematik mulai dari pemilihan judul ROGUE NATION dan kisah di balik agen IMF. Berbekal internet kencang yang dia siapkan, untuk pertama kali-nya saya menemukan JACK MA dan kisahnya tentang BIR. Menjadi nostalgia bagi kami, sebab kisaran 1997-1998 kami pernah belajar sedikit tentang pengusaha pesawat terbang dan NEGOSIASI BIR. Tahun ini di World Economic Forum 2017, saya tertawa terbahak-bahak dengan Jack Ma dan gayanya. I love his style. Menjadi catatan bahwa terkadang INSTING BISNIS kita kurang begitu dihargai di negeri sendiri. Bahkan kalau ditelaah secara aspek hukum, DUNIA IDE masih belum mendapat tempat yang layak di negeri ini. Agak ironi saat kita memperjuangkan HAK KEKAYAAN INTELEKTUAL dan lebih ironi lagi ketika anak sekolah dipacu untuk menjadi INTELEK tapi dunia intelektual tidak dihargai. Makanya di negeri ini istilah NASIB lebih sering menjadi patokan ketimbang CERDAS/PINTAR/dsb.
