'Guardians of the Galaxy' sequel stays atop China's box office chart

BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhua) -- "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" continued to lead China's box office chart on Thursday, data from the China Movie Data Information Network showed Friday.

The premiere event for "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" takes place at the Walt Disney Grand Theatre, Shanghai Disney Resort, in Shanghai, April 28, 2023. (Photo courtesy of Walt Disney Studios)

The film, which is the latest installment of Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy" series, raked in 15.43 million yuan (about 2.22 million U.S. dollars) in daily box office revenue.

Domestic road comedy "Godspeed" came in second with a daily earning of 12.21 million yuan.

It was followed by Top Gun-style movie "Born to Fly," which earned 7.26 million yuan Thursday.