New X-Men film to hit Chinese screens in June

BEIJING, May 31 (Xinhua) -- "Dark Phoenix," a new installment in the X-Men film series, will arrive in Chinese theaters on June 6.

The film's plot focuses on X-Men team member Jean Grey, who loses control of her powers and turns into the Dark Phoenix. The X-Men members have to save the world from the dark side of one of their own.

The film has grossed over 6 million yuan (about 868,570 U.S. dollars) in presale at the Chinese mainland box office.