China Punishes “˜Ip Man 3′ Distributor For Box Office Manipulation1 min read
Reading Time: < 1 minuteChinese authorities have punished film distributor Beijing Max Screen for manipulating the box office of recently released “Ip Man 3.” The company is to be suspended from releasing films for a month, according to a statement from regulator, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT). A special panel tasked by SAPPRFT probed the release of “Ip Man 3″ which was reported to have earned a gross of over US$70 million in its first three days of release. But other cinema goers and other distributors rapidly cried foul and pointed to manipulation.
According to state news agency Xinhua, Max Screen has now admitted to having bought up US$8.61 million (RMB56 million) of tickets to its own film and to have helped create the appearance of 7,600 more screenings, so called “˜ghost screenings,’ that really took place.
via: Variety
Image Credit: Mandarin Films
