The box office data shows that Hollywood movies grossed around $1.8 billion dollars in 2016 alone in China.
A recent audit conducted for the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has determined that China shortchanged Hollywood out of millions of dollars from China’s box office in 2016.
The MPAA discovered the discrepancies back in June of this year and presented China Film representatives with their findings last month.
The news of China shortchanging Hollywood comes at an interesting time, as the United States and China are preparing to negotiate future trade sanctions between the two countries.