'Ne Zha' continues to set new box office records, grossing over 3 bln yuan
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BEIJING, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinese animated film "Ne Zha" continued to lead the Chinese mainland box office on Thursday, its 14th day of screening, the China Movie Data Information Network said Friday.

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The domestic feature grossed 119.54 million yuan (about 17 million U.S. dollars) on Thursday, with total box office reaching over 3 billion yuan.

Telling the story of Nezha, a beloved Chinese mythical figure, the film features a daring overhaul of Nezha's appearance and depicts him more as a mischievous boy instead of the hero kid in previous cinematic works.

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Coming in second was a Chinese feature film putting spotlight on firefighters, "The Bravest,"  grossing a total box office of 62.53 million yuan.

It was followed by an action crime drama "Line Walker 2," which raked in 59.25 million yuan on its second day of screening.