China is poised to become the world's largest box office.

What does that mean for the bright lights of Hollywood. You're listening to Money Talks on Economist Radio, our weekly podcast on the markets, the economy, and the world of business.

I'm Patrick Lane, deputy digital editor at The Economist.

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But the drama is not limited to the screen. The Chinese box office is poised to become the world's largest and there is stiff competition from local champions as the popularity of homegrown films in China rises.

Is this an opportunity for Hollywood or could it be a showstopper?

China's box office has been on the most amazing streak.

It's about 35 times bigger now than it was 15 years ago.

Tom Wainwright is the Economist's media editor.

If you look at just the sheer number of screens, you can see Chinese people now have much more opportunity

to visit the cinema than they used to.

So 15 years ago, China had about the same number of screens as the UK.

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