Jakhalsdans, a new South African film, has become an almost instant box office hit, setting new standards for Afrikaans-language movies.

The feature film, which opened in South African cinemas on 23 April, earned R600 000 (US$80 123) in its opening weekend, making it the most popular Afrikaans motion picture since the release of Lipstiek Dipstiek in November 1994.

"We are thrilled to see that South Africans are enjoying our film,” producer Anton Ernst said in a statement. “Saturday's box office was practically double what we took on Friday, which is the first positive sign of consumer uptake for a film.”

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