BEIJING, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Domestic disaster film "The Captain" continued leading the Chinese mainland box office Wednesday, raking in more than 2.5 billion yuan (about 353 million yuan) since its Sept. 30 debut, the China Movie Data Information Network said Thursday.
A cinematic portrayal of a miraculous emergency landing of the Sichuan Airlines flight 3U8633 in May 2018, the film grossed nearly 31 million yuan on Wednesday, the 17th day of its screening.
It is based on an event that occurred on May 14, 2018 when a captain of Sichuan Airlines managed a safe emergency landing and brought 119 passengers and nine crew members home safely.
"My People, My Country," a film that draws on historical and classic moments since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, came second on the daily box office chart, generating 29.45 million yuan.
Suspense film "A Witness out of the Blue" took the third place with a box office revenue of 21 million yuan.
