BEIJING, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Chinese comedy "Successor" continued to top the daily box office chart on the Chinese mainland with a daily earning of 141.56 million yuan (about 19.86 million U.S. dollars) on Saturday, 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.
The comedy contributed about 47 percent of the total box office revenue on Saturday and its accumulated sales since its debut has exceeded 2.1 billion yuan.
It was followed by American action movie "Deadpool & Wolverine," which raked in 60.24 million yuan on its second screening day.
Domestic production "The Traveller" came in third with 32.76 million yuan of box office sales on the day.
The total box office revenue of the Chinese mainland on Saturday stood at about 301 million yuan. ■
