BATTLE OF WITS BIG IN CHINA

It's not just Hong Kong where Andy Lau's BATTLE OF WITS ruled the box office, but it was the number one film in China as well, pulling in 20 million yuan (about US$2.5 million) over the weekend. It did drop off steeply to 200,000 yuan (about US$25,000) on Monday, but since it doesn't face any competition for the next two weeks before CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER opens on December 14 it looks set to continue a strong run.