Chinese theaters suddenly became empty this month after Hollywood classic trilogy “The Lord of the Rings” was replaced with Communist Party propaganda movies. On April 1, the first day of the change, the box office revenue for five pre-cultural revolution films, which were first released before 1965, was zero. Three others had very limited income….

“The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, which was scheduled to be re-released in China from April 9, has been pulled from cinemas, replaced by 12 Chinese Communist Party (CCP) propaganda films. The trilogy has not played in Chinese cinemas since 2002, with many Chinese fans only ever watching the films on cellphones and computers. CCP Political…