BEIJING, July 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese comedy "Successor" continued to top the daily box office chart on the Chinese mainland with a daily earning of 69.62 million yuan (about 9.77 million U.S. dollars) on Thursday, according to the China Movie Data Information Network.
Featuring comedy stars Shen Teng and Ma Li and directed by Yan Fei and Peng Damo, the film tells the story of a wealthy couple who deliberately fakes a challenging environment for their son in order to foster his personal growth.
It was followed by crime thriller "A Place Called Silence," which raked in 17.42 million yuan on Thursday.
Universal and Illumination's animated comedy "Despicable Me 4" came up third with 7.38 million yuan of box office sales.
The total box office revenue of the Chinese mainland on Thursday stood at about 119.03 million yuan. ■
