3 hollywood movies were released in 1997. The stories of these films caused the split between china and Hollywood. These include 'Seven Years in Tibet' and 'Kundun'. These films discuss the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader. The third movie is red Corner. The film shows the flaws in the Chinese legal system. None of these films was allowed to be shown in China.

However, the film's stories have angered the Chinese government. With this, the three studios that produced these films were banned. hollywood went back to banning big companies like Sony, MGM, Disney. "China was not a big market for hollywood in those days. But, from the beginning, china has been showing its attitude. "China has said it will ban not only films that cannot be shown in china, but all films produced in those studios. china has been saying from the beginning who owns it," said Stanley Rogen, a professor at the university of Southern California.

Although the Chinese market is small, American filmmakers have explored all the business opportunities here. Currently a few giants have entered the market. Michael Eisner, the head of Disney, and Henry Kissinger, the former US Secretary of State, worked out a plan to win China's trust. Back then the doors of these three studios were open for audiences in China. But, the situation in china is slowly starting to change.

"At the same time, Chinese newspapers began to review hollywood movies. Movies like titanic and Star Wars were successful in China. The number of hollywood movies being screened in china is starting to grow. The number of hollywood movies screened in china in 2001 increased from 10 to 20. In 2012, that number increased to 34. hollywood revenue from china also grew by 10 to 25 percent.

But, for a while, the popularity of American movies in china began to decline. "There are a lot of reasons for this. With special effects, big budgets, star-studded films have started to be made in china on their own. Actors like Jackie Chan and arnold schwarzenegger have started coming in. hollywood movies are no longer the same. In china, the tastes of the audience began to change. But, the censorship in force here has become more of a nuisance to hollywood than to the audience in China.