Film fans check out posters promoting the latest blockbusters at a cinema in Shanghai, Feb 10, 2024. (PHOTO / VCG)

BEIJING - As of 11:42 am Wednesday, the fifth day of the Spring Festival holiday, China's Spring Festival box office revenue (including pre-sale) has exceeded 5 billion yuan (about $703.8 million), according to official statistics.

Domestic films exhibited notable success during the period, with the top three earners on the chart being domestically produced, namely YOLO, Pegasus 2 and Boonie Bears: Time Twist.

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On Tuesday, the domestic comedy film YOLO continued to top China's daily box office chart, data from the China Movie Data Information Network showed. The film generated a daily revenue of 349.96 million yuan. It was followed by the domestic comedy-drama Pegasus 2, which raked in 278.11 million yuan on Tuesday. The animated film Boonie Bears: Time Twist claimed the third place, generating 170.89 million yuan that day.