Major franchises like the Marvel Cinematic Universe,Transformers, andFast & Furiousespecially found massive success there.
There’s now a problem building for Hollywood.
China has confirmed plans to reduce the number of American-made movies released this year.
That’s a big deal becauseChina’s government already limits which movies get releasedthere.
One of the moves being considered was"reducing or banning the import of U.S. films.
“This immediately caught Hollywood’s attention, but there was still a chanceChina’s Hollywood bannever happened.
That all changed on the morning of April 10, 2025.
The Chinese Film Administration confirmed areduction in American movies being importedgoing forward.
This came in response to Trump pausing tariffs for many countries but raising China’s to 125%.
This confirms a reduction is happening, but a complete Hollywood ban is not in effect.
It has not been stated that any movies already confirmed for Chinese releases will get those dates revoked.
Whether they will depends on how long the reduction is in place and whether tariff wars continue.
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The relationship between Chinese audiences and American movies is a lot different now.
This includes the record-shattering performance ofNe Zha 2.
Since the tariffs go well beyond Hollywood, this factor is entirely out of the control of studios.
Paramount is hoping the eighth film gets closer to those figures surely.
SupermanandThe Fantastic Four: First Stepsare also holding their breaths that a Chinese release will be granted.
Sources:BloombergandThe Hollywood Reporter
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