The Mermaid

5. Cinema box office hits new record

China's cinema box office sales hit a new record, by pulling in over 2.9 billion yuan ($441.4 million) in just seven days, from Spring Festival Eve (Feb 7) to Feb 13, according to the film administration.

The sales surpassed last year's 1.82 billion yuan during Spring Festival holidays in just five days.

The ticket sales of The Mermaid movie hit one billion yuan in four days after being released.