China's yearly box office tops 43b yuan, leading global markets


China's 2021 box office revenue totaled 43 billion yuan (about $6.71 billion) as of Saturday, according to box office tracker Maoyan.根据猫眼的数据，截至周六，中国2021年票房总收入为430亿元(约合67.1亿美元)。

Its growth was slower than in pre-pandemic 2019, but the yearly total revenue still led the global box office markets.其增长速度低于2019年大流行之前，但年度总收入仍领先于全球票房市场。
Eight of this year's top 10 earners at China's box office are domestic productions.今年中国票房前10名中有8部是国产影片。

Topping the yearly chart is the patriotic Chinese blockbuster "The Battle at Lake Changjin" which has earned more than 5.62 billion yuan since Sept 30. It is the highest-grossing title so far this year, both in China and globally.位居年度票房榜首的是爱国大片《长津湖之战》，自9月30日以来票房已超过56.2亿元。无论是在中国还是在全球范围内，它都是今年迄今为止票房收入最高的电影。
The story of young warriors willing to risk it all to defend their motherland against the world's best-equipped army, despite a lack of food and warm clothing amid the bitter cold, has moved many moviegoers to tears.在严寒中，年轻的战士们不顾食物和衣物的匮乏，甘愿冒着生命危险保卫祖国，与世界上装备最精良的军队作战，这个故事让许多电影观众潸然泪下。

"The Battle at Lake Changjin" is set for release in the United States and Canada on Nov 19, and in Australia on Dec 2, according to an announcement by CMC Pictures, a distributor, via social media.发行商CMC Pictures通过社交媒体发布声明称，《长津湖》将于11月19日在美国和加拿大上映，12月2日在澳大利亚上映。
Domestic comedies "Hi, Mom" and "Detective Chinatown 3," both released during the Chinese New Year holiday, rank second and third on the yearly box office chart with 5.41 billion yuan and 4.52 billion yuan, respectively.国产喜剧《你好，李焕英》和《唐人街探案3》都是在春节假期上映的，分别以54.1亿元和45.2亿元的票房排名第二和第三。

The only two foreign films in the top 10 are the US productions "F9: The Fast Saga" and "Godzilla vs. Kong," respectively ranking fifth and eighth, with 1.39 billion yuan and 1.23 billion yuan, respectively.前十名中仅有的两部外国电影是美国制作的《速度与激情9》和《哥斯拉大战金刚》，分别以13.9亿元和12.3亿元的票房收入排名第五和第八。