CULTURAL IMPERIALISM
Ever since Hollywood gained an edge in film production and distribution during World War I, U.S. movies have dominated the box office in Europe, in some years accounting for more than 80 percent of the revenues taken in by European theaters. Hollywood’s reach has since extended throughout the world, including previously difficult markets such as China. © Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/Everett Collection
Ever since Hollywood gained an edge in film production and distribution during World War I, U.S. movies have dominated the box office in Europe, in some years accounting for more than 80 percent of the revenues taken in by European theaters. Hollywood’s reach has since extended throughout the world, including previously difficult markets such as China. © Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/Everett Collection