中国电影业满血恢复，今年票房突破500亿大关

China's box office hits 50-bln-yuan milestone, returns to pre-pandemic level 中国电影票房收入达到500亿元，恢复到疫情前水平。 The Chinese film market on Monday hit the 50-billion-yuan (7 billion U.S. dollars) mark in 2023 box office revenue, signaling a recovery from the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. 中国电影市场在2023年的票房收入达到了500亿元人民币（约合70亿美元），标志着其从新冠疫情带来的挑战中恢复过来。 The impressive feat, accomplished in 317 days, saw domestic productions generate 83.4 percent of the total box office earnings, according to China Movie Database. 这个了不起的成就是在今年第317天实现的，中国电影数据库显示，国内制作的电影贡献了总票房收入的83.4%。 In 2017, the annual total box office earnings in China reached 55.91 billion yuan, breaking the 50 billion yuan mark for the first time. Riding on the wave of booming growth in the Chinese film market, both 2018 and 2019 witnessed the 50 billion yuan threshold being crossed in 277 and 276 days, respectively. 在2017年，中国年度总票房收入首次突破了500亿元人民币的大关，达到了559.1亿元。随后的2018年和2019年，中国电影市场分别在277天和276天内再次突破了500亿元人民币的门槛。 However, the subsequent years were marred by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, plunging the Chinese film market into a challenging period with cinema closures and fewer screened titles. In 2022, the annual box office stood at around 30 billion yuan. 然而，随后的几年受到了新冠疫情的影响，中国电影市场陷入了一个充满挑战的时期，电影院关闭，上映的电影数量减少。2022年的年度票房收入约为300亿元人民币。 As of Oct. 17, the estimated number of cinemagoers nationwide in 2023 was around 470 million people, data from a recently released industry report showed. By year-end, this figure is expected to surpass the 2019 total of 530 million. 最近发布的一份行业报告显示，截至10月17日，全国范围内预计有约4.7亿人次观众观看了2023年的电影。到年底，这个数字预计将超过2019年的5.3亿人次。 Delighted to see the progress scored in China's film market after three years of pandemic, Xie Shiming, an industry observer, said it inspired optimism for a full recovery and signaled the potential for new achievements in the future of the film market. 业内人士谢世明表示，看到中国电影市场在经历了三年的疫情后取得进展，他感到高兴，并对全面复苏充满乐观，并认为未来电影市场有潜力取得新的成就。 Industry insiders are expecting that the situation will gradually improve as the film market regains strength, and hope to export more Chinese titles to overseas markets. 业内人士希望随着电影市场的恢复力量逐渐增强，情况将逐步改善，并希望能够向海外市场输出更多的中国电影作品。