Domestic comedy “Successor” continues to top China’s box office chart

BEIJING, July 25 (Xinhua) — Chinese comedy “Successor” continued to top the daily box office chart on the Chinese mainland with a daily earning of 75.77 million yuan (about 10.62 million U.S. dollars) on Wednesday, 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 19.01 million yuan on Wednesday.
Universal and Illumination’s animated comedy “Despicable Me 4” came up third with 7.52 million yuan of box office sales.
The total box office revenue of the Chinese mainland on Wednesday stood at about 119.31 million yuan. ■