BEIJING, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Chinese comedy "Successor" continued to top the daily box office chart on the Chinese mainland with a daily earning of 140.34 million yuan (about 19.68 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.

 

The comedy contributed over 48 percent of the total box office revenue on Sunday and its accumulated sales since its debut on July 16 has exceeded 2.2 billion yuan.

 

It was followed by American action movie "Deadpool & Wolverine," which raked in 54.45 million yuan on its third day of screening.

 

Domestic production "The Traveller" came in third with 19.51 million yuan of box office sales on the day.