CHINA CONTACT.......................................................................................................I CHINA CONTACT......................................................................................................II CONTENTS................................................................................................................III 1 INTRODUCTION .....................................................................................................1 1.1 Executive Summary ........1 1.2 Definitions & Report Coverage....................................................................................................................2 1.3 Glossary..............................3 1.4 Related Reports ................4 2 CHINA’S CINEMA MARKET ................................................................................5 2.1 Introduction ......................5 2.2 China’s Cinema Market Parameters .........................................................................................................7 2.2.1 China’s Cinema Market: Total Market Size .........................................................................................7 Table 2.1 OVERALL FILM REVENUES (BOX OFFICE RECEIPTS) IN CHINA 1989- 2003 8 2.2.2 China’s Cinema Market: Number of Cinemas .....................................................................................8 Table 2.2 TOTAL NUMBER OF CINEMAS IN CHINA 1999-2003....................................9 2.2.3 China’s Cinema Market: Number of Projection Units...................................................................... 10 Table 2.3 TOTAL NUMBER OF PROJECTION UNITS IN CHINA 1995-2000............. 10 2.2.4 China’s Cinema Market: Attendance Figures..................................................................................... 10 Table 2.4 TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE ATTENDING CINEMAS IN CHINA 1997 11 2.2.5 China’s Cinema Market: Film Production.......................................................................................... 12 Table 2.5 FILM PRODUCTION IN CHINA: BASIC STATISTICS 1996-2001.......... 13 2.3 The Development of Cinemas & Filmmaking in China......................................................................14 2.3.1 A History of Filmmaking in China....................................................................................................... 14 2.3.2 The Current Debate on the Future of Filmmaking in China ............................................................ 17 2.3.3 The Development of Cinemas in China............................................................................................... 18 2.4 CINEMAS IN HONG KONG.............................................................................20 2.4.1 The Hong Kong Cinema Market: Total Market Size ........................................................................ 20 Table 2.6 TOTAL BOX OFFICE RECEIPTS IN HONG KONG 1998-2003 .................... 21 2.4.2 The Hong Kong Cinema Market: Industry Parameters..................................................................... 22 Table 2.7 STATISTICS OF HONG KONG’S FEATURE FILM INDUSTRY 1998- 2002 23 3 CURRENT ISSUES...............................................................................................24 3.1 Current Cinema Ownership/Operator Regulations ............................................................................2