Meg-A Hit: How a Shark Jumped to the Top of the Co-Production Leaderboard

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Channel: Asia Society · 2018 · Education

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LOS ANGELES, October 30, 2018 — The U.S.-China Entertainment Summit featured an all-star panel on The Meg, a shark spectacular that surprised the market to earn more than $500 million at the box office. Exploring the making and marketing of this top U.S.-China co-production are Producer Belle Avery, Director Jon Turteltaub, Co-Producer Ben Erwei Ji, Executive Producer Jiang Wei, who is currently CEO of Legendary East, Gravity Pictures CEO Catherine Xujun Ying, and Warner Bros. executive Chantal Nong. Variety's Asia Bureau Chief Patrick Frater moderates. (50 min., 39 sec.)

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