China's hit Monster Hunt films are coming to the UK and the USA after a distribution agreement was signed.

 

中国电影《捉妖记》系列将在英美上映。

 

The agreement will see Lionsgate films pick-up the rights to Monster Hunt 2, which it plans to release internationally at the same time as the film's Chinese release in 2018.

 

In a week which has seen the UK Chancellor¹, at the Belt and Road forum², indicate that China and the UK could become stronger partners in business this could be one of the first signs of that relationship.

 

The original Monster Hunt became the highest earning Chinese film of all time, grossing a whopping $380 million at the box office.

 

It's understood that the deal will also enable Lionsgate to benefit from a share of the profit from merchandise and promotional activities surrounding the release.

 

We've reported extensively over the last few months on the growing importance of the Chinese market to Hollywood film producers. There's now also a growing number of Chinese films that are attracting extensive interest in the UK and the USA.

 

For example, in March, we reported on the come-back of Mr. Bean as part of the Chinese comedy film Top Funny Comedian³, also starring Guo Degang and Yue Yunpeng.

 

In the same month, we also revealed that an uber-cute production is in the making, as a joint⁴ project between China and the UK.

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