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中国都市青年与好莱坞大片 Chinese Urban Youths and Hollywood Blockbusters Thesis Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts in the Graduate School of The Ohio State University By Henry Roller Abbott Graduate Program in East Asian Languages and Literatures The Ohio State University 2013 Thesis Committee: Jianqi Wang, Advisor Galal Walker Xiaobin Jian Copyright By Henry Roller Abbott 2013 Abstract Since the first Hollywood blockbuster entered the Chinese film market in 1994, Chinese audiences have consistently shown box office support for this foreign cultural import. This research explores the reasons why Chinese urban youths, the major Chinese film-going audience, so enthusiastically go to movie theatres to experience America’s Hollywood blockbusters. Since the Chinese film market is now the second largest box office in the world, trailing only the United States, understanding the desires of the Chinese urban youth audience is essential for Hollywood’s continued success in China. Fields of Study: China; Hollywood, Media Studies ii Vita June 2006 Hawken High School Gates Mills, Ohio May 2010 B.A. Asian Studies Occidental College