FILE PHOTO: The website of Chinese movie ticketing app Maoyan Entertainment is seen next to the app on a mobile phone in this illustration picture taken on Sept. 4, 2018. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo
“Whether the full-year revenue will be in line with that of last year or even exceed, it remains to be seen,” Zheng said in a recent interview. Unlike in countries such as the United States, most Chinese movie-goers secure seats by buying tickets online from dealers such as Maoyan and Taopiaopiao, backed by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd .