BEIJING, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Pixar and Disney's animation film "Toy Story 4" has pocketed about 55 million yuan (8.03 million U.S. dollars) at the box office since hitting Chinese mainland screens on Friday, the China Movie Data Information Network said Saturday.

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The movie took in about 2.3 million yuan on its first day in Chinese theaters, according to statistics released by the network.

In the latest installment of the Toy Story series, a new toy called "Forky" joins Woody and the gang on a new adventure.

With an average rating of 9.3 by viewers on Maoyan, a major Chinese film database and ticketing platform, the film's box office sales are expected to reach 138 million yuan in Chinese mainland.

The 2010 film "Toy Story 3" raked in 117 million yuan on the mainland.