China’s Damai Entertainment Sets International Release For $223M Surprise Hit ‘Dear You’

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Damai Entertainment, the Chinese film company formerly owned by Alibaba, is taking its unexpected blockbuster *Dear You* international. The modest drama, released April 30, has already earned $223 million to become China's second-highest-grossing film of the year, a stunning result for what industry observers treated as a minor release. Now the company is rolling out the film across Hong Kong and other Chinese-speaking territories later this month, betting its domestic success can translate abroad.