China box office beats US for first time in February

China’s monthly box office revenue in February beat out the US for the first time thanks to Spring Festival Holiday rush that brought in US$650 million, The Hollywood Reporter reported, citing data from research firm Entgroup. That beat US film revenue for the month by about US$10 million, with the Chow Yun-Fat vehicle The Man From Macau II raking in US$104 million and historical action flick Dragon Blade (Jackie Chan, John Cusack, Adrien Brody) making US$95 million. (For more on major developments in China’s film industry, see CER’s recent in-depth report.)