Thanks to nationwide hype for the Chinese war epic "Battle of Wits," the movie's box office takings in the first weekend reached 20 million yuan across China. 　　

However, Gao Jun from the New Film Association revealed the movie only earned 200,000 yuan at the box office takings on Monday, a significant drop from the weekend. 　　

He added there are two weeks for the movie to go before its strongest competitor, "Curse of the Golden Flower," will hit cinemas on December 14. 　　

The movie faces fierce competition with romantic drama "The Knot" and the newly awarded Hong kong film "After This Our Exile" coming out in later weeks. 　　

The Sino-South-Korean-Japanese war epic film "Battle of Wits" stars Hong Kong superstar Andy Lau, Chinese actress Fan Bingbing and South Korean actor Ahn Sung-kee. 　　

The movie is based on a Japanese comic book. The story focuses on a battle that occurred during China's historical Warring States period, when the small Liang Kingdom beat the powerful Zhao Kingdom thanks to the guidance of a wise military strategist.