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The Mandela movie "Long Walk to Freedom" is now the highest financial earner in the history of South African movies, the producer Anant Singh said on Tuesday.
Released on Nov. 28, 2013, the movies has been earning 20, 643, 236 Rand in some five weeks.
"This is a film for all South Africans and we are thrilled that South African audiences have watched this epic film on the big screen at cinemas," said Singh.
The Mandela movie have beaten the records of other multiple Oscar-winning biopics, such as The King's Speech, The Iron Lady and Lincoln. The Mandela movie has also beaten the highest earner, the multiple Oscar winner, The Life of Pi, which grossed R20 567 285 for its entire run in South Africa.
The movie was produced by the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa, the National Empowerment Fund, Videovision Entertainment production in association with Distant Horizon, Origin Pictures and Pathe.
The movie was adapted from the autobiography of the same name which was written by South Africa's former president Nelson Mandela.
