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Cinema revenues up in October

BEIJING: China's monthly box office total soared nearly 20 percent year on year in October, driven by the big gains of patriotic blockbusters, 'The Battle at Lake Changjin' in particular.

The October earnings in China, currently the world's biggest box office market, totaled nearly 7.58 billion yuan ($1.18 billion), China Film News Monday reported, citing preliminary official figures.