- by foxnews
- 22 Aug 2025
Trump was asked about his reaction to China's latest move of targeting cultural exports from the U.S. on Thursday during a cabinet meeting.
"I think I've heard of worse things," the president said, which was followed by a room full of laughter.
"We will follow market rules, respect the audience's choices, and moderately reduce the number of American films imported," the NFA said on its website.
China was once looked to by Hollywood to help boost the box office performance of movies, since the former is the world's second-largest film market.
China's domestic movies, though, are increasingly outperforming American movies shown in China. For instance, Pixar's "Inside Out 2" was eclipsed by "Ne Zha 2" to become the highest-grossing animated film of all time, Reuters reported.
Hollywood movies now only account for 5% of the overall box office receipts in China. Hollywood studios also only receive 25% of ticket sales in China, though in other markets, they take in double their profits.
It is not clear if China will allow several major blockbusters expected to hit the screen this year.
Walt Disney recently received permission to debut the new Marvel superhero movie "Thunderbolts" on April 30, but others, like Tom Cruise's "Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning" and James Gunn's "Superman," could be in jeopardy.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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