巨幕影院集團Imax與萬達院線達成協議
Imax, the big screen cinema group, has struck a deal with a subsidiary of Dalian Wanda, the property and media group controlled by Wang Jianlin, China’s richest man, to build 150 screens in China over the next six years.
巨幕影院集團Imax與大連萬達(Dalian Wanda)旗下子公司達成協議，未來6年將在中國建立150塊巨幕。大連萬達是一家房地產與媒體集團，由中國首富王健林管理。
The deal is the latest sign of Wanda’s growing global ambitions in cinema.
這筆協議是萬達不斷增長的全球電影業雄心的最新跡象。
Imax has 335 screens in China and a backlog of 407, including the new screens from Wanda. Rich Gelfond, chief executive, said the expansion would generate significant box office returns for movie studios in Hollywood and China.
Imax在中國已擁有有335塊屏幕，還有407塊屏幕待建，其中包括此次與萬達簽訂的新屏幕。Imax首席執行官理查德•葛爾方(Richard Gelfond)表示這一擴張將爲好萊塢和中國的電影公司帶來可觀的票房回報。
Mr Gelfond said China’s cinema market had continued to grow even as the country’s economy had slowed. “In absolute numbers, it’s the fastest growth market in the world. If you compare the number of visits that Chinese people make to the movies compared with other parts of the world, it’s still a fairly embryonic market. So there’s a lot of organic growth to get.”
葛爾方表示，雖然中國經濟增速放緩，但中國電影市場一直持續增長。“以絕對數字計算，它是全球增長最快的市場。如果將中國人觀影次數與其他國家相比，該市場還處於相當初期的階段，因此還有大量內部增長空間。”
The box office prospects for 2017 would make it a “special year” with sequels to several big blockbusters in the pipeline, he added. “There will be sequels to Star Wars, Jurassic World, Fast and Furious . . . it’s looking very strong.”
葛爾方還表示，2017年的票房前景將這一年成爲“特殊的一年”，有幾部大片的續集正在進行中。“將上映續集的電影包括《星球大戰》(Star Wars)、《侏羅紀公園》(Jurassic World)、《速度與激情》(Fast and Furious )……票房前景極爲光明。”
John Zeng, president of Wanda Cinema Line, said the partnership would “foster the incredible expansion of China’s film industry and bring even more blockbuster films to Chinese movie-goers”.
萬達院線(Wanda Cinema Line)總裁曾茂軍(John Zeng)表示，此次合作將“促進中國電影產業的飛速擴展，將更多震撼大片帶給中國觀衆。”
Imax and Wanda have collaborated on a number of Mandarin-language box office movies including Man of Tai Chi, Go Away Mr Tumor and Mojin: The Lost Legend, Imax’s top-grossing local-language film.
Imax與萬達已合作了一批華語賣座影片，包括《太極俠》(Man of Tai Chi)、《滾蛋吧腫瘤君》(Go Away Mr Tumor)，以及Imax華語影片票房最高的《尋龍訣》(Mojin: The Lost Legend)。
