Sister stays atop China's box office


(Xinhua) Heartwarming film Sister kept its top place on the Chinese mainland box office chart on Saturday after grossing over 61 million yuan ($9.33 million) for a ninth consecutive day since its debut on April 2, data from the China Movie Data Information Network showed on Sunday.

The film, putting spotlight on sibling relationship, tells the story between a teenage girl and her younger brother after their parents died in a car crash.

US film Godzilla vs Kong, the latest installment in the cinematic MonsterVerse, came second with daily sales of 38.33 million yuan on Saturday.

The ranking of animation Monkey King Reborn and comedy-drama The Eleventh Chapter took the third and fourth place on the daily box office chart, respectively.

The former ended the day with over 8.12 million yuan while the latter garnered 4.46 million yuan.

Re-released sci-fi blockbuster Avatar came in fifth with daily earnings of around 2.61 million yuan.

Source: Xinhua | Updated: 2021-04-11 14:05 

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