In 2017 Chinese pictures nabbed five of the top six spots in the box office rankings, led by the gargantuan hit Wolf Warrior 2, which collected $854 million in its PRC run.

China’s movie box office is back to a healthy state of expansion. Total ticket sales for 2017 grew by 22.3 percent to reach 55.9 billion yuan ($8.59 billion), according to data released Monday ...