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海外影视业迎来疫情大考 影片也得“自我隔离”
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus is affecting the film industries not only in China but also many other countries where the epidemic is spreading on a large scale.
Film industry has been worst hit by the novel coronavirus as this art medium requires physical presence of the filmmakers and audiences on a large scale. As the first country to be hit by the virus, China pulled many films - some are potential blockbusters - out of cinemas since before the Lunar New Year (January 24) holiday. Now, some other countries are following suit to contain the spread of the highly contagious virus.
《好莱坞报道》曾预测新冠肺炎对全球票房造成的损失约为10亿美元。但随着新冠肺炎在世界范围内开始蔓延,除了票房损失,还将影响后续发行计划和拍摄计划,损失远不止于此。
More and more big-budget U.S. movies in North American markets rely on Chinese sales. However, a slew of Oscar-awarded films including "Jojo Rabbit", "Marriage Story" and "Little Women" had canceled their China releases due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Disney's epic action drama "Mulan" certainly has the biggest ambition in Chinese market of all the American films released this year. It was scheduled to hit cinemas in North America on March 27. Although its release date in China hasn't been announced, many assumed it would be day-and-date with North America. However, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, it's unclear when it will get a wide release.
Academy Award winning film "Parasite" also postponed the released of its black-and-white version, which was due for release on Wednesday. Several other films scheduled to be shown in early March have also been canceled, including Pixar's animated film "Onward" and Lee Chung-hyun's domestically made thriller "Call".
The Entertainment Management Association in South Korea on Monday called for people in the entertainment industry to wear masks and wash their hands frequently during work. The association said that they did so because many people didn't take enough prevention measures during the shooting of films and TV series.
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