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With nearly 10 films in theaters, China’s National Day holiday box office is off to a strong start but experts question long term prospects. Just three days into China’s National Day holiday, the country’s box office has already surged past 1 billion yuan ($143 million), outpacing last year’s performance. Nearly 10 films are on offer, with themes spanning sci-fi, anti-child trafficking dramas, patriotism, and traditional Chinese dance culture. Leading the box office this holiday season is “The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death,” a patriotic war epic directed by Chen Kaige. Other top contenders include the sci-fi thriller “The 749 Bureau” and “Transformers One,” the latest spinoff in the global franchise. On Oct.1, the first day of the week-long national holiday, 11.46 million moviegoers packed theaters across the country, with 464,000 screenings — setting a new record for the National Day holiday. This surge in ticket sales comes as a welcome surprise after
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