BEIJING Mathew Barzal Islanders Jersey , Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Indian film "Secret Superstar," starring Bollywood actor Aamir Khan, dominated the Chinese film market in the week ending Jan. 28, earning 223 million yuan (about 35.2 million U.S. dollars), China Film News reported Tuesday.
Aamir Khan is one of the most recognized Indian actors in China. His last film "Dangal" was a dark horse in Chinese box office chart in 2017, raking in nearly 1.3 billion yuan.
Domestic romance "Forever Young" came in second Anthony Beauvillier Youth Jersey , making 158 million yuan at the box office last week. It has sold 607 million yuan in tickets since hitting Chinese screens on Jan. 12.
The third place went to the 20th Century Fox's young adult film "Maze Runner: The Death Cure," which took in 137 million yuan in its debut week in China.
Lionsgate's "Wonder" landed in the fourth place, generating about 56.8 million yuan last week. It has made 115 million yuan since its release in China on Jan. 19.
Rounding out the top five was the animated film "Ferdinand," distributed by the 20th Century Fox, which has grossed about 118 million yuan since its release in the Chinese market on Jan. 19.
Women working for the BBC have complained they were paid less than men in equivalent jobs and have accused managers of misleading them about their pay to hide widespread gender discrimination at the public broadcaster.
The complaints by BBC Women, a group of 170 staff Casey Cizikas Youth Jersey , were sent to parliament's media committee, which is investigating BBC pay after the corporation was forced to disclose last July that two- thirds of on-air high earners were men and that some were paid far more than female peers.
The revelations caused a spate of bad headlines for the BBC and angered many female staff, who demanded equal pay for equal work. The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has lodged a collective grievance to the BBC on behalf of 121 women.
"While individual BBC managers have been supportive, there is still a bunker mentality in some quarters and women have experienced veiled threats made against them when they raised the subject of equal pay," BBC Women said in written evidence to parliament's media committee.
The lawmakers are due to hear oral evidence on Wednesday from Carrie Gracie