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BEIJING, June 22 (Xinhua) -- "Spirited Away," the 2001 Japanese animated film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, topped the Chinese mainland box office Friday with strong first-day performance, the China Movie Data Information Network said Saturday.
The Oscar-winning film grossed over 53.4 million yuan (about 7.97 million U.S. dollars), accounting for nearly half of the daily total.
Pixar and Disney's animation film "Toy Story 4" took the second place, raking in about 17.7 million yuan on its first day at the box office.
"Men in Black: International" fell to the third place, generating around 10.5 million yuan.
The domestically-produced "My Best Summer" pulled in 5.51 million yuan, making it the fourth highest-grossing film Friday.
