'Pacific Rim' tops Chinese box office

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Sci-fi blockbuster "Pacific Rim" topped China's box office charts in the week ending Aug. 4, grossing 290.5 million yuan (47.46 million U.S. dollars).

The sci-fi production, which debuted in China on July 31, bumped the previous week's champion, "Fast & Furious 6," down to second place, according to the latest box office figures released by China Film News, a film industry weekly, earlier this week.

The action blockbuster "Fast & Furious 6," starring Vin Diesel and Paul Walker, has taken in 314.9 million yuan since its July 26 debut.

"I Love Wolffy 2," the second in a Chinese animated series, took the third place on the list, largely thanks an increase in children in audiences during the summer vacation.

In the week from July 29 to Aug. 4, cinemas nationwide received over 16 million people, almost double that of the same week last year, with a weekly total box office of 579 million yuan, also a year-on-year double, according to the Chinese Film News.

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