Lionsgate’s Ashton Kutcher and Katherine Heigl starring romantic action comedy Killers will have its China premiere as the closing film of the 13th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF).
"The tone of this romantic action comedy has just the sort of identifiable traits in American
projects that can be appreciated and enjoyed by the Chinese people," says DMG Entertainment CEO Dan Mintz.
Organizers of SIFF confirmed the selection of "Killers" as its closing night film. The festival normally chooses a Chinese film as its opening film and a foreign film as closing film. Being selected as the closing film normally means a green light from the Chinese authority to import the film into China market.
China Film Group, the country’s only film importer is yet to decide if the company will officially import the film as one of the 20 films imported on a revenue-sharing basis, according to Weng Li, spokesperson of the group. However, it is understood that the film is being considered by the company’s selection committee.
Once receiving a greenlight to enter China as one of the revenue-sharing films, it will be the first of Lionsgate’s films to enter China and get to share the film’s box office takings in China. Normally, blockbusters from major studios get to be selected as revenue-sharing films.
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