Prior to that, box office considerations made showing art films, films by independent producers (those other than Hollywood's Big Eight), and documentaries a major obstacle for theaters in central and southern Taiwan.
在以往，小眾藝術片，還有好萊塢八大影業以外的獨立製片電影，或是帶有公益展演性質的紀錄片，業者基於票房考量，都無法在中南部戲院上映。