Film Exhibition in Major Cities in Republican China
| Date/city |
Theatres |
Total films |
Chinese |
US |
European |
| 25 January 1927 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Shanghai |
22 |
22 |
6 (27%) |
14 (64%) |
2 (9%) |
| Beiping |
8 |
8 |
4 (50%) |
4 (50%) |
0 |
| Tianjin |
4 |
4 |
1 (25%) |
3 (75%) |
0 |
| Guangzhou |
3 |
3 |
1 (33%) |
2 (67%) |
0 |
| 25 January 1937 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Shanghai |
34 |
30 |
14 (47%) |
15 (50%) |
1 (3%) |
| Beiping |
5 |
5 |
2 (40%) |
3 (60%) |
0 |
| Tianjin |
9 |
9 |
4 (44%) |
5 (56%) |
0 |
| Guangzhou |
7 |
8 |
3 (37.5%) |
5 (62.5%) |
0 |
| 25 January 1948 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Shanghai |
46 |
35 |
14 (40%) |
21 (60%) |
0 |
| Beiping |
15 |
9 |
6 (67%) |
2 (22%) |
1 (11%) |
| Tianjin |
19 |
11 |
5 (45%) |
6 (55%) |
0 |
| Guangzhou |
12 |
10 |
4 (40%) |
6 (60%) |
0 |
Instead
of 25 January 1937, the Guangzhou figures come from 1 June 1937.
Instead of 25 January 1948, the Beiping figures come from 25 December
1947.
Source: Z. Wang 1998: 62-5.
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