In 2023, China’s film-video industry demonstrated positive changes and strong vitality from the demand side, supply side, and distribution end. The total national box office reached RMB 54.915 billion (approximately USD 7.556 billion) – a year-on-year increase of 83.4%. This highlights the tremendous resilience and potential of China’s entertainment market, while also underlining broader demands for the protection of film-video copyright.
This year’s research report (2023) adheres to the research structure of the previous year (2022), with a spotlight on three key issues within the realm of intellectual property development in the film-video industry: 1) The gradual widespread application of AI has made copyright compliance a focal point; 2) During the surge of micro-dramas going abroad, there is a need to pay close attention to local regulations and culture, and to ensure adequate protection of IP rights overseas; 3) The collaboration between cultural tourism and film-video IP is flourishing, highlighting prominent issues related to IP licensing and performance risks.
This report was jointly released by Rouse International and Lusheng Law Firm during the Shanghai International Film Festival in June 2024. A Chinese language version is available on request.
