Liu Peng, director at the Maoyan Research Institute, said the second
day of the festival had higher box office earnings than the first, indicating a
changing trend in Chinese moviegoers' consumption habits. Despite most festivals having traditionally seen
the highest-grossing single day box office on the first day in the past, a lot
of domestic audiences are becoming more cautious and prefer to read online
reviews before going to theaters, added Liu.
1.粗体句子部分是独立主格结构？
2.含有逻辑主语的动名词，作介词despite的宾语，构成的介词短语？
十分像介词with的复合结构。
感谢专家老师。
