BEIJING, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese comedy "Successor" continued to top the daily box office chart on the Chinese mainland with a daily earning of 128.25 million yuan (about 17.98 million U.S. dollars) on Thursday, data from the China Movie Data Information Network showed.
Starring 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.
Crime thriller "A Place Called Silence" stood second, raking in 28.64 million yuan on its 16th day of public screening.
Universal and Illumination's animated comedy "Despicable Me 4" came up third with 11.95 million yuan of box office sales.
The total box office revenue of the Chinese mainland on Thursday stood at about 178.16 million yuan. ■
