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Most expensive Asian film, "Red Cliff", set to be red hot at box office

Most expensive Asian film, "Red Cliff", set to be red hot at box office

by Xinhua Writers Miao Xiaojuan, Wang Cong

BEIJING, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Reportedly Asia's most expensive ever film, the widely anticipated "Red Cliff", debuted in Beijing on Thursday with thousands staying up to see the first showings just after midnight.

Normally early-retiring Beijingers set aside their reservations about the midweek late night to sit through the two-and-a-half-hour first instalment of the two-part battle epic -- and most gave it a warm welcome.

The 80-million-US-dollar historical drama opened in 48 Beijing cinemas under the Chinese title "Chi Bi" and was still drawing cinemagoers later on ...

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