'Dark Phoenix' leads Chinese mainland box office

Dark Phoenix, the latest installment of 20th Century Fox's X-Men film franchise, topped the Chinese mainland box office Thursday, the China Movie Data Information Network said Friday.

The film grossed about 78.9 million yuan (about $11.4 million) Thursday, accounting for about 42 percent of the daily total.

It was followed by Chinese action film Chasing the Dragon II: Wild Wild Bunch, which brought in 47.3 million yuan.

Coming in the third was Godzilla: King of the Monsters, which earned 24.4 million yuan.