CCP Pulls Down Hollywood Blockbusters For Political Propaganda

CCP Pulls Down Hollywood Blockbusters For Political Propaganda
A helicopter flies a banner advertising the 2nd part of the Lord of the Rings trilogy 'Two Towers' movie in Auckland, New Zealand on Dec. 19, 2002. Michael Bradley/Getty Images
Nicole Hao
Jennifer Bateman
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Chinese theaters suddenly became empty this month after the Hollywood classic trilogy “The Lord of the Rings” was replaced with Communist Party propaganda movies.

On April 1, the first day of the change, the box office revenue for five pre-cultural revolution films, which were first released before 1965, was zero. Three others had very limited income. On the second day, ticket-selling websites removed the showtimes of the six oldest movies.

Nicole Hao is a Washington-based reporter focused on China-related topics. Before joining the Epoch Media Group in July 2009, she worked as a global product manager for a railway business in Paris, France.
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