** Chinese movies distributor Beijing Enlight Media 300251.SZ soars 20% to 11.44 yuan, highest since May 2023

** China's film market posts record 9.5 bln yuan ($1.3 bln) in box office takings in Lunar New Year holidays, 18.8% higher than the same eight-day period last year

** "Nezha 2", a film distributed by Beijing Enlight Media, grossed more than 5 bln yuan alone

** Perfect World 002624.SZ rises 2.9% and Beijing Baination Pictures 300291.SZ surges 3.1%

** CSI Film and Television Index .CSI930781 up 1.8%

($1 = 7.2796 Chinese yuan renminbi)

(Reporting by Donny Kwok)

((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))