China's hit Monster Hunt films are coming to the UK and the USA after a distribution agreement was signed.
中国电影《捉妖记》系列将在英美上映。
The agreement will see Lionsgate films pick-up the rights to Monster Hunt 2, which it plans to release internationally at the same time as the film's Chinese release in 2018.
In a week which has seen the UK
Chancellor, at the Belt and Road
forum, indicate that China and the UK could become stronger partners in business this could be one of the first signs of that relationship.
The original Monster Hunt became the highest earning Chinese film of all time, grossing a whopping $380 million at the box office.
It's understood that the deal will also enable Lionsgate to benefit from a share of the profit from merchandise and promotional activities surrounding the release.
We've reported extensively over the last few months on the growing importance of the Chinese market to Hollywood film producers. There's now also a growing number of Chinese films that are attracting extensive interest in the UK and the USA.
For example, in March, we reported on the come-back of Mr. Bean as part of the Chinese comedy film Top Funny
Comedian, also starring Guo Degang and Yue Yunpeng.
In the same month, we also revealed that an uber-cute production is in the making, as a
joint project between China and the UK.
相关单词：chancellor
chancellor解释：n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长
chancellor例句：
They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。
相关单词：forum
forum解释：n.论坛，讨论会
forum例句：
They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。
相关单词：comedian
comedian解释：n.喜剧演员；滑稽演员
comedian例句：
The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。
The comedian enjoyed great popularity during the 30's.那位喜剧演员在三十年代非常走红。
相关单词：joint
joint解释：adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合
joint例句：
I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
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