The domestic box office for 2013 was up a barely perceptible 1 percent, to $10.9 billion from $10.8 billion, while the worldwide take rose 4 percent, to $35.9 billion from $34.7 billion.
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Hollywood studios will soon begin receiving overdue payments for the distribution of their films in China, the Motion Picture Association of America chief executive Christopher Dodd said in a statement on Tuesday.
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A look at the box-office return on investment among films of the last decade, sorted by M.P.A.A. rating.
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A disagreement has taken root over whether to apply a new tax in China to the share of movie ticket sales that is owed to American film studios.
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Industry officials worry they may be barred from using assault weapons and certain magazines in productions.
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One explanation for declining movie attendance this year is the absence of family-friendly fare.
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China, with $2.7 billion in ticket sales last year, passed Japan to become the second-biggest market for films, according to industry statistics.
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