The growth in movie theaters is frenetic, with plenty of room for expansion, but it's not clear how much that might help Hollywood. Not long ago when Zhang Guomiao wanted to see a film, he'd head for the village square. There, itinerant cinema operators would unfurl a canvas screen, set up some static-filled speakers and show a grainy movie in the open air.
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