BEIJING, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- China's advanced ticket bookings for movies set to be released during the upcoming Spring Festival holiday have reached 200 million yuan (about 27.8 million U.S. dollars) as of Monday, marking a strong start for the world's second-largest film market this year.

 

The annual Spring Festival holiday is one of China's most lucrative movie-going seasons, running from Jan. 28 to Feb. 4 this year, one day longer than in previous years.