A total of 106 films were examined and approved by the Chinese film authority in the first half of this year and the number is expected to reach 200 by the end of this year, according to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television.

The number of the first six months was close to the annual output in the years before the reform of the Chinese movie market in late 2003. Last year, 140 films were produced by Chinese domestic film makers, said Tong Gang, director of the Film Bureau under the administration, on Wednesday.

The China-made films encourage the market and are attracting more and more moviegoers. For example, the "House of Flying Daggers" directed by famous director Zhang Yimou, which debuted on June 16, earned 63.95 million yuan (7.8 million US dollars) of the box office in the first four days on the mainland and hit record highs in Taiwan and Hong Kong as well, said Tong.

In the second half year, a couple of movies will debut in China including those to mark the 100th anniversary of late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping, the 55th anniversary of the establishment of the People's Republic of China and the New Year, according to the bureau.