Domestic comedy "Successor" still leads Chinese mainland daily box office

BEIJING, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Chinese comedy "Successor" continued to top the daily box office chart on the Chinese mainland with a daily earning of 227.2 million yuan (about 31.85 million U.S. dollars) on Sunday, 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 43.55 million yuan on Sunday.

Universal and Illumination's animated comedy "Despicable Me 4" came up third with 21.57 million yuan of box office sales.

The total box office revenue of the Chinese mainland on Sunday stood at about 339.59 million yuan. ■