, whose first half is basically an abbreviated translation of
Louise Watt, China overtakes US in screens but cinemas sit empty. Associated Press, Jan 12, 2017. http://www.seattletimes.com/nati ... -cinemas-sit-empty/
("China has overtaken the US in terms of the number of its cinema screens * * * which [US] had 40,759 indoor and drive-in screens as of July * * * Box office takings are still much smaller in China, at more than $6.5 billion in 2015, compared to $11 billion in North America, including cinema advertising revenue. There are just 23 screens per million Chinese, compared to 125 per million in the US * * * [a 35-yuan ($5) ticket in Zhuoli] * * * Limited purchasing power and competition from online viewing are taking a toll. So is the generally mediocre selection of films")
Note:
(a) "ZHUOLU TOWN [河北省张家口市涿鹿县 涿鹿镇 (人口: 5.74万人（2002年）, per 百度百科], China (AP) * * * In this theater in a county seat near Beijing"
(b) "a county [Zhuolu County 涿鹿县] of 350,000 people"