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Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom was an instant hit in South Africa.

According to sources, the biopic based on the autobiography of the anti-apartheid leader and former South African President opened at number one and set a new record.

Deadline repots moviegoers in Mandela’s homeland reportedly took the day off work to attend screenings in cities and in the countryside. The Videovision Entertainment release landed at the top of the box office with “751,000 rands ($73,747) for a per-screen average of 8,620 rands ($858). That’s about 23,000 admissions and is a record for a non-holiday Thursday according to Videovision.”