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Movie lovers spent more than 7 million yuan (US$843,373) at the box office during the Eighth Shanghai International Film Festival, which closed on Sunday, organizers said yesterday.
Box-office receipts were up 16 percent from last year.
About 300,000 viewers took in 200 films at 17 local cinemas during the nine-day event.
The shanghai Film Art Center, the main festival site, took over around 2 million yuan in ticket sales during the event, 200,000 yuan more than last year.
Cinema managers said European films such as "Hotel Rwanda" and "Downfall" proved popular this year.
"For moviegoers, these European films are obviously harder to see than Hollywood productions, which can be found on DVD," said Shen Qilin of the center's marketing department.
At shanghai Stellar Cinema City in Pudong, America's "Hellboy," South Korea's "A Moment to Remember" and Japan's "Last Quarter" drew big crowds.
"There weren't many newly made productions," said Wang Tao, the cinema's marketing director. "Some people complained that 70 percent of the exhibited movies can easily be found on DVD."
Paul wilsgaard of Norway took in the Chinese film "The Foliage" on Sunday.
"This sentimental Chinese film was very interesting," he said. "To my regret, this year there were still too many commercial Hollywood films."