Culture News

Mongolian Authority for Fair Competition and Consumer Protection has decided to announce a weekly gross income of movies being released in cinemas, particularly Mongolian movies in order to create competitiveness among directors, distribute and promote wide information on the movie.
Accordingly, the first Week Box Office Chart for March 01, 2013 was released, where the “Queen Anu” (Anu Khatan) led the chart with a total gross income of 255 million MNT.
Queen Anu
The “Queen Anu” movie was written by B.Shuudertsetseg based upon the novel “Legendary Queen Anu”. The novel was released in book stores in June 2010, and since it has been as one of the bestselling books. Also, following year a debut of historical themed theatrical performance the “Queen Anu” play was staged at the State Academic Drama Theatre on April 06, 2011.
The “Queen Anu” film features the biggest battle against Enkh-Amgalan khaan (Kangxi Emperor) of Manchu that ruled
Mongolia and China for over 200 years under the name of the Qing Dynasty in the XVII century, and considered as the first movie screening Mongolia’s struggle for its independence.