[R-G] Global anti-Americanism aside, US films sell more tickets abroad than at home

[Anthony Fenton]

Global anti-Americanism aside, US films sell more tickets abroad than at home
Ioannis Gatsiounis 
YaleGlobal, 28 January 2008

Hollywood beckons: Video sales, legal or pirated, are a fast-growing
sector in Asia; a Beijing shop offers plenty of Hollywood selections

      KUALA LUMPUR – President Bush’s foreign policy is said to have unleashed 
      an intense and potentially irreversible strain of anti-Americanism 
      around the world, one in which the line between hating American leaders 
      and culture is blurring. 
    
      And yet Hollywood, a symbol of US “hegemony” if ever there was one, is 
      appreciating greater success abroad than at home. International ticket 
      sales now account for 60 percent of overall box office receipts, up from 
      40 percent three years ago. Home-video sales are said to be the 
      fastest-growing revenue sector in Tinseltown, and that doesn’t include 
      the millions watching pirated copies. Meanwhile American television 
      shows attract a record number of foreign program buyers, even though 
      licensing fees have increased sharply in most markets. 
    
      So what gives? 
    
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