Share of cinema theaters in China 2023, by box office range
China's box office revenue reached 55 billion yuan in 2023. Among all movie theaters, 71 percent reported to have less than five million yuan in annual box office revenue, yet, they contributed about a third of the total cinema ticket sales. Compared to the revenue distribution in 2019, the percentage of cinema halls that could yield over 20 million annual revenue was three percentage points lower.