Animation 'Suzume' leads China's box office
Makoto Shinkai, a famous Japanese animation director, holds the premiere of his latest film "Suzume" at Wanda Cinema in Wujiaochang, Shanghai, on March 19.
Japanese animated fantasy adventure film "Suzume" topped the Chinese mainland box office Sunday, the third day of its screening, figures from the China Movie Data Information Network showed Monday.
The film, directed by Makoto Shinkai, raked in nearly 93.60 million yuan (US$13.6 million) on Sunday.
The animation follows the unlikely encounter between a 17-year-old girl and a mysterious young man who embarks on a journey to prevent a series of disasters across Japan.
Directed by and starring Dong Chengpeng, the domestic comedy "Post Truth" came in second, finishing the day with a box office revenue of nearly 30.48 million yuan.
It was followed by the domestic drama "The Best Is Yet to Come" which pocketed about 8.98 million yuan on Sunday.
