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Avatar has made history by defeating director Zhang Yimou's A Simple Noodle Story that raked in 21 million yuan on Dec. 10, said Gao Jun, deputy general-manager of New Film Association, one of the leading distributors in the country, on Wednesday.
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Cast member Zoe Saldana poses at the premiere of "Avatar" at the Mann's Grauman Chinese theatre in Hollywood, California December 16, 2009 |
"The tickets for today were sold out before 10 a.m.," Song Lichen, communication officer of the museum, told Xinhua Wednesday.
Song said the museum had to play the film four to five times a day to meet the demand since Tuesday. In the past, it played at most three times.
Weng Li, the spokesman of China Film Group Corporation, said a snowing Monday failed to discourage people from watching the film.
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Cast members Zoe Saldana (L) and Sam Worthington pose at the premiere of "Avatar" at the Mann's Grauman Chinese theatre in Hollywood, California December 16, 2009. The movie opens in the U.S. on December 18. |
James Cameron's 3D epic had grossed 1 billion U.S. dollars globally as of Jan. 5.
The film tells of a paralyzed veteran Marine's journey to a planet called Pandora where he helps defend the indigenous race against avaricious colonizers.
Cameron's romance Titanic was a huge success in China 12 years ago, with box office standing at 360 million yuan.
Rao Lei, an officer worker in Beijing who frequented cinemas, said Cameron's Titanic was so famous that she took it for granted that his new film must be thrilling.
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Cast members Zoe Saldana (L), Sam Worthington (C) and Sigourney Weaver attend the premiere of "Avatar" at the Mann's Grauman Chinese theatre in Hollywood, California December 16, 2009 |
"The film is likely to break the box office record set by "2012," said Weng. The disaster film had raked in 460 million yuan by 2009 since it premiered in China on Nov. 13 to become the box office champion in the country.