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BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media say film authorities have suspended the license of a distributor that committed fraud to artificially inflate box office figures for Hong Kong martial arts movie "Ip Man 3." The third instalment of the franchise starring Donnie Yen opened in mainland China on March 4 and soon attracted allegations of fraud after it reportedly earned more than 500 million yuan ($77 million) in just four days. The official Xinhua News Agency says the movie's distributor, Beijing Max Screen, admitted to having bought 56 million yuan's worth of tickets, "and the conspirators fabricated more than 7,600 screenings of the film that they claimed generated 32 million yuan in ticket sales." It cited China's film bureau. Chinese cinemas and distributors have been accused of faking ticket sales in the past.

China punishes 'Ip Man 3' distributor for box office fraud