Master of Arts, The Ohio State University, 2016, East Asian Languages and Literatures

Over the years, the topic of Hollywood's influence on China has received much attention and research, however very few people have formally studied the influence that China has on Hollywood. Along with China's continuous development and increasing international status, China's film market has also undergone rapid growth. Chinese box office revenue has maintained consistent growth rates, surpassing the growth rate of the North American box office. At the same time, Hollywood is becoming more reliant on the international box office. With China ranked as the second largest film market in the world and quickly surpassing North America to become the first, their impact over Hollywood is increasing. Under this context, this thesis plans to research the development of the Chinese film market as well as its influence on Hollywood.

Committee: Xiaobin Jian (Advisor); Galal Walker (Committee Member) Subjects: Asian Studies