"Mao Zedong 1949" tops Chinese mainland daily box office

Source: Xinhua| 2019-09-28 14:02:55|Editor: huaxia
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BEIJING, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- Domestic historical film "Mao Zedong 1949" led the Chinese mainland box office on Friday, the China Movie Data Information Network said Saturday.

It grossed 9.08 million yuan (around 1.27 million U.S. dollars) on its eighth day of screening, accounting for nearly 20 percent of the daily total.

The film retraces the history of 1949 from the Communist Party of China Central Committee moving to Fragrant Hills in northwest Beijing in the spring to the founding of the People's Republic of China on Oct. 1.

Comedy "The Last Wish" ranked the second with a daily box office revenue of 7.11 million yuan.

Domestic drama "Little Q" took the third place by raking in about 6.22 million yuan on its eighth day of screening.

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