Feng Xiaogang (front right), director of the "Assembly," makes a toast with comedian Zhao Benshan at a banquet in Beijing on Monday, January 21, 2008, celebrating the film's box office success. Several movie stars who are not in the film also attended the banquet. One month after its opening, "Assembly" has reaped a rare box office gross of 235 million yuan (US$32.44 million). It is also slated to hit theaters in Britain in the spring, earlier reports suggested. (photo: ent.sina.com.cn)

Actress Li Bingbing (front right) and actor Ge You attend a banquet in Beijing celebrating the box office success of Feng Xiaogang's "Assembly," on Monday, January 21, 2008.

(CRI January 22, 2008)