Domestic comedy "Successor" continues to lead Chinese mainland daily box office

BEIJING, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese comedy "Successor" continued to top the daily box office chart on the Chinese mainland on its second day of release, with a daily earning of 141.37 million yuan (about 19.83 million U.S. dollars) on Wednesday, 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 over 30 million yuan on its 15th day of public screening.

Universal and Illumination's animated comedy "Despicable Me 4" came up third with more than 12 million yuan of box office sales.

The total box office revenue of the Chinese mainland on Wednesday stood at about 193.79 million yuan.