Fantasy tale stirs at the Chinese box office

Chinese fantasy film "Soul Snatcher" led the Chinese mainland box office on Friday, raking in roughly 44.95 million yuan on its opening day, according to figures released by the China Movie Data Information Network on Saturday, state media XInhua reports.

Starring popular young actors, the film revolves around a mythological story between a young man and a fox that possesses the power to shape-shift.

It was followed by domestic romance "The End of Endless Love," which generated about 43.69 million yuan on its opening day.

Also on its first day of screening, "Monster Hunter," a fantasy-action film based on the video game series of the same name, ranked third by raking in about 28.81 million yuan.