BEIJING, June 9 (Xinhua) -- American animation "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" continued to lead the Chinese mainland box office on Thursday, data from China Movie Data Information Network showed.
The movie ended the day with earnings of about 12.35 million yuan (around 1.74 million U.S. dollars).
Sequel to 2018's Oscar-winning "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse," it tells a story about Spider-People converging across the multiverse to join forces to face off with a powerful villain.
"Transformers: Rise of the Beasts," the latest sequel in the Transformers franchise, came straight in second on its preview screening on Thursday, raking in 6.83 million yuan.
It was followed by "Fast X," the latest installment in the Fast and Furious action franchise, which pocketed about 6.80 million yuan on Thursday.