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Article: "Red Cliff" breaks opening-weekend box office record in China
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- July 16, 2008
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"Red Cliff" breaks opening-weekend box office record in China
BEIJING, July 16 (Xinhua) -- John Woo's historical epic "Red
Cliff", reportedly the most expensive film ever made in Asia, has
earned 108 million yuan (15.8 million U.S. dollars) in Chinese
mainland since its cinema debut on Thursday.
The opening weekend box office takings are a record for a Chinese
film, compared to other domestic blockbusters such as Zhang Yimou's
"Curse of the Golden Flower"(96 million yuan) and Ang Lee's
"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", the Shanghai-based Oriental
Morning Post reported on Tuesday.
"Red Cliff" beat the Dreamworks production, "Kung Fu Panda",
which earned about 50 million yuan in ticket ...