Action movie 'L Storm' leads Chinese mainland box office

Hong Kong action crime thriller L Storm dominated the Chinese mainland box office in the week ending Sept 16, China Film News has reported.

The third installment of the franchise has taken 203 million yuan ($30 million) since arriving on the Chinese mainland on Sept 14. Second place went to Paramount's stunt-filled Mission: Impossible-Fallout, which pocketed 169 million yuan in China last week. It has raked in 1.1 billion yuan since being released in China on Aug 31.

American historical adventure Alpha came in third, making 104 million yuan since its release in Chinese cinemas on Sept 7.

Japanese fantasy film Destiny: Kamakura Monogatari took fourth place, generating more than 25 million yuan since Sept 14.

Rounding out the top five was Marvel's Ant-Man and the Wasp, which has grossed more than 823 million yuan since hitting Chinese screens on Aug 24.