Popular Books and Films

TOP TEN FILMS IN CHINA IN 2012

The top earning imported films were:

  1. Titanic (Taitannike hao 泰坦尼克号) 947.58 million yuan
  2. Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol (Bu kenengde renwu: Gui ying xingdong 不可能的任务:鬼影行动) 674.71 million yuan
  3. Life of Pi (Shaonian PI de qihuan piaoliu 少年PI的奇幻漂流) 571.05 million yuan
  4. The Avengers (Fuchouzhe lianmeng 复仇者联盟) 567.92 million yuan
  5. Men in Black III (Heiyiren san 黑衣人三) 504.15 million yuan
  6. Ice Age: Continental Drift (Bingchuan shidai 4: Dalu piaoyi 冰川时代4:大陆漂移) 449.13 million yuan
  7. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (Dixin lixian 2: Shenmi dao 地心历险2:神秘岛) 388.49 million yuan
  8. The Dark Knight Rises (Hei’an qishi jueqi 黑暗骑士崛起) 340.12 million yuan
  9. The Expendables 2 (Gansidui 2 敢死队2) 334.06 million yuan
  10. The Amazing Spider-Man (Chaofan zhizhuxia 超凡蜘蛛侠) 11.51 million yuan
Film posters of the top four foreign films in 2012: Titanic ; Mission Impossible ; Life of Pi; The Avengers. Sources: bbs.hupu.com, Wretch.cc, The Sky Gene blog, Wikimedia Commons.

Film posters of the top four foreign films in 2012: Titanic; Mission Impossible; Life of Pi; The Avengers.
Sources: bbs.hupu.com, Wretch.cc, The Sky Gene blog, Wikimedia Commons.

The top earning locally produced films were:

Scene from the domestic block buster Lost in Thailand. Source: ImagineChina

Scene from the domestic block buster Lost in Thailand.
Source: ImagineChina

  1. Lost in Thailand (Ren zai jiongtu zhi Tai jiong 人再囧途之泰囧) 1.16 billion yuan
  2. Painted Skin: The Resurrection (Huapi II Fuhuo 画皮Ⅱ复活) 4.51 billion yuan
  3. CZ12 (Shi’er shengxiao 十二生肖) 735.97 million yuan
  4. Back to 1942 (1942) 372 million yuan
  5. Cold War (Hanzhan 寒战) 253.61 million yuan
  6. The Silent War (Tingfengzhe 听风者) 233.74 million yuan
  7. The Four (Si daming bu 四大名捕) 192.17 million yuan
  8. The Great Magician (Da moshushi 大魔术师) 174.12 million yuan
  9. Caught in the Web (Sousuo 搜索) 173.54 million yuan
  10. Mission Incredible: Adventures On the Dragon’s Trail (Xiyangyang huitailang zhi kaixin chuang longnian 喜羊羊灰太狼之开心闯龙年) 165.95 million yuan
Film posters of top domestic films: Painted Skin; The Ressurection; CZ12; Back to 1942; Cold War. Sources: Qianqiandy.com, Fmoviemag.com, Wikimedia Commons, Wandafilm.

Film posters of top domestic films: Painted Skin; The Ressurection; CZ12; Back to 1942; Cold War.
Sources: Qianqiandy.com, Fmoviemag.com, Wikimedia Commons, Wandafilm.

THE TOP TEN MOST POPULAR FOREIGN WRITERS IN 2012

The following list published in Huaxi Metropolitan Daily (Huaxi dushibao 华西都市报) is based on book sales figures in China:

J.K. Rowling J.K. 罗琳
Income from royalties: 15 million yuan (US$2.41 million)
Bestseller: The Casual Vacancy 《偶发空缺》
Country: United Kingdom
Age: 47

Gabriel García Márquez 加夫列尔 • 加西亚 • 马尔克斯
Income from royalties: 6 million yuan (US$964,800)
Bestseller: One Hundred Years of Solitude 《百年孤独》
Country: Colombia
Age: 85

Walter Isaacson 沃尔特 • 艾萨克森
Income from royalties: 5 million yuan (US$804,000)
Bestseller: Steve Jobs 《史蒂夫 • 乔布斯传》
Country: USA
Age: 60

Christian Jolibois 克利斯提昂 • 约里波瓦
Income from royalties: 3.3 million yuan (US$530,600)
Bestseller: The Little Hen series for children 《不一样的卡梅拉》
Country: France
Age: 64

A Chinese version of Haruki Murakami’s work 1Q84 . Photo: Wu Fake 发课吴

A Chinese version of Haruki Murakami’s work 1Q84.
Photo: Wu Fake 发课吴

Haruki Murakami 村上春树
Income from royalties: 3 million yuan (US$482,400)
Bestseller: 1Q84 《1Q84》
Country: Japan
Age: 63

Higashino Keigo 东野圭吾
Income from royalties: 2.8 million yuan (US$450,200)
Bestseller: White Night 《白夜行》
Country: Japan
Age: 54

Thomas Brezina 托马斯 • 布热齐纳
Income from royalties: 2.6 million yuan (US$418,100)
Bestseller: A Mystery for You and The Tiger Team series for children
《冒险小虎队》
Country: Austria
Age: 49

Kuroyanagi Tetsuko 黑柳彻子
Income from royalties: 2 million yuan (US$321,600)
Bestseller: Totto-chan, the Little Girl at the Window 《窗边的小豆豆》
Country: Japan
Age: 79

Dan Brown 丹 • 布朗
Income from royalties: 1.6 million yuan (US$257,300)
Bestseller: The Da Vinci Code
《达• 芬奇密码》
Country: U.S.
Age: 48

Inamori Kazuo 稻盛和夫
Income from royalties: 1.5 million yuan (US$241,200)
Bestseller: The Principles to Living series 《活法》
Country: Japan
Age: 80

Bestsellers in 2012: The Casual Vacancy ; One Hundred Years of Solitude; Steve Jobs; The Little Hen series. Sources: Sina Weibo, QTC.com.cn, Chinamac.com, Shaoer.book110.cn.

Bestsellers in 2012: The Casual Vacancy; One Hundred Years of Solitude; Steve Jobs; The Little Hen series.
Sources: Sina Weibo, QTC.com.cn, Chinamac.com, Shaoer.book110.cn.