DALIAN, China -- After coming to a screeching halt in 2016, the Chinese box office is back. Annual ticket sales returned to double-digit growth in 2017, helped by new rules that purge pirated movies from the internet, leaving no other option but to go to the movies for new releases.
"I was able to watch any movie for free online just a short while ago," said a 24-year-old company employee who works in this city. When she was in school, pirated Hollywood titles could be viewed after a simple search.
