National pride translates into big box office bucks on 60th

By Liu Wei | China Daily | Updated: 2009-10-09 08:04

The massive poster advertising Founding of a Republic carries the faces of China's biggest stars. Many of those taking part in the movie did so for free in celebration of New China's 60th birthday. The film is proving to be a blockbuster, raking in more than 330 million yuan in its first few days and heading for box office history. Wang Jing

A film about the birth of New China is creating a revolution at the box office, where it is about to deliver new records.