China fantasy fans flock to cinemas for Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy return


After a slow start fans have returned in droves to see the re-released Tolkien fantasy trilogy The Lord of the Rings. Chinese fans flocked to theatres over the weekend, celebrating the return of the Oscar-winning trilogy to screens, driving its box office up to 83 million yuan (US$12 million) as of Monday.

Feng Xueqin, a fan in Beijing, took her boyfriend to see the film on Saturday.

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