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BEIJING, July 27 (Xinhua) -- Chinese comedy "Successor" continued to top the daily box office chart on the Chinese mainland with a daily earning of 82.64 million yuan (about 11.6 million U.S. dollars) on Friday, 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 American action movie "Deadpool & Wolverine," which raked in 54.81 million yuan on its first screening day.
Domestic production "The Traveller," which was also released on Friday, came in third with 38.63 million yuan of box office sales.
The total box office revenue of the Chinese mainland on Friday stood at about 215 million yuan. ■