In the summer of 2014, US box office figures were down 15%, and there were a string of spectacular film failures. The number of frequent moviegoers fell in every age group, but the biggest drop came from 18- to-25-year-olds. Has Netflix killed the blockbuster?

It's action time for Chinese cinema, as the second homegrown movie in a year sets a national box office record. Even as Hollywood movies tempt Chinese audiences, the domestic box office revenues are growing so fast, that China’s movie market is set to outdo Hollywood by 2017.

In 2015, China’s box office sales surpassed the US’ for the first time ever. With the number of people buying cinema tickets on their smartphone in China doubling over 2014, apps are becoming the key battleground to this nation’s growing appetite for big screen entertainment.

A sexual awakening is occurring in China. As young people experiment with sex, drugs and civil disobedience, this shift has shades of the West’s cultural upheaval in the ‘60s. But are conservative values still shackling the majority? And to what extent can China’s youth really cut loose?