Domestic comedy "Successor" continues to top China's box office chart

BEIJING, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese comedy "Successor" continued to top the daily box office chart on the Chinese mainland with a daily earning of 85.05 million yuan (about 11.92 million U.S. dollars) on Tuesday, 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 21.09 million yuan on Tuesday.

Universal and Illumination's animated comedy "Despicable Me 4" came up third with 8.07 million yuan of box office sales.

The total box office revenue of the Chinese mainland on Tuesday stood at about 132.06 million yuan. ■