Movies
China’s Dalian Wanda Group gives $20 million to film academy’s museum
Sept. 17, 2013
The Chinese media conglomerate the Dalian Wanda Group has donated $20 million to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for its film museum.
Awards
Beijing-based Dalian Wanda Group Co. aims to expand its presence in Hollywood.
Dec. 1, 2014
China’s richest man is expanding his empire in America.
July 10, 2014
Business
Notable recent U.S. acquisitions by Chinese companies March 2016: AMC Entertainment, which itself had been purchased by China’s Dalian Wanda Group in 2012, buys Carmike Cinemas, the fourth-largest U.S. theater chain, for $1.1 billion Jan. 2016: Dalian Wanda Group buys Burbank production company Legendary Entertainment for $3.5 billion Aug. 2015: Dalian Wanda buys World Triathlon Corp. of Tampa, Fla., for $900 million.
March 14, 2016
Viacom Inc. is in advanced talks with the Chinese entertainment conglomerate, Dalian Wanda Group, which is seeking to buy a 49% stake in the Paramount Pictures movie studio.
July 13, 2016
Entertainment & Arts
Wang Jianlin, the president of the Dalian Wanda Group and currently the richest man in China, flexed his muscles on the international art market Tuesday by purchasing a Picasso painting for $28.2 million.
Nov. 6, 2013
BEIJING — Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group has acquired Legendary Entertainment, the Hollywood production company behind “The Dark Knight,” “Jurassic World” and “Godzilla” movies.
Jan. 11, 2016
Dalian Wanda Group’s announcement last week that it would sell $9.3 billion in tourism assets to a rival Chinese property developer came as a shock, illustrating the sudden reversal of a company thought to have deep pockets to match its lofty ambitions.
July 19, 2017
The entertainment unit of China’s Dalian Wanda Group has delayed a planned integration of Legendary Entertainment just months after the conglomerate acquired the Burbank-based company.
Aug. 1, 2016