Da Vinci Code pulled

The Da Vinci Code will be pulled from China cinemas Friday, three weeks after its general release. Weng Li, spokesman for China Film Corporation, one of two mainland film distributors, said the withdrawal is to make way for domestic movies after the Chinese Movie Distributors' Association, the Chinese Movie Producers' Association and the Chinese Urban Movie Theatres Association called for promotion of domestic movies last month. The film had made US$13 million since its release on May 19, well on the way to becoming one of the highest-ever grossing foreign films in the country.