BEIJING, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- China's 2025 box office has already eclipsed last year's total, marking a major milestone for the market as the National Day holiday gets underway.
According to data from ticketing platform Maoyan, as of early Thursday afternoon, the year-to-date grosses, including presales, reached 42.5 billion yuan (about 5.98 billion U.S. dollars), surpassing the full-year haul of 2024.
Local films continue to dominate the market, accounting for nearly 90 percent of ticket sales, with all ten of the year's top earners being domestic productions.
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