On Feb 5, the first day of the Year of the Pig, Chinese cinemas raked in more than 1.43 billion yuan in sales, surpassing the previous 1.27 billion yuan single-day record set during the last Spring Festival.

China's first domestic sci-fi blockbuster The Wandering Earth became the box office champion of this year's Spring Festival and the screening period will be extended to May.

As world's second-largest film market, China grossed over 60.9 billion yuan in revenue last year.

The film industry's performance during Spring Festival is highly watched as it is considered as an indicator for the whole year revenue and viewers' preference.