BEIJING, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- China's box office revenues totaled nearly 1.3 billion yuan (about 198.75 million U.S. dollars) during the three-day New Year holiday from Jan. 1 to Jan. 3, setting a new domestic record for the period, according to statistics released by the China Film Administration on Monday.

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This year has broken the 2018 record of 1.27 billion yuan, said the administration. Daily box office revenues on Jan. 1 totaled 601 million yuan, surpassing the 368 million yuan New Year's Day record set in 2018.

The daily box office on Jan. 1 registered year-on-year growth of about 107 percent, according to the administration.

"A Little Red Flower," a box office hit for the New Year holiday, has grossed 759 million yuan since its release on Dec. 31, 2020. The feature film tells the heart-warming story of two families as they fight against cancer.