** HOLD FOR STORY CHINA BOX OFFICE ** People wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus chat each other as the watch a film at Poly Cinema in Beijing on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. Chinese movie goers continue to smash box office records, setting a new record for ticket sales in February, with domestic productions far outpacing their Hollywood competitors. February marked China’s all-time biggest month for movie ticket sales, which have so far totaled 11.2 billion yuan ($1.73 billion). China last year overtook the U.S. as the world’s biggest market for movie ticket sales as the American box office took a massive hit from the closure of cinemas because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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