BEIJING, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Domestic comedy-suspense film "Be Somebody" remained atop the Chinese mainland box office chart on Thursday, figures from the China Movie Data Information Network showed Friday.

The film, which follows a group of frustrated filmmakers who gather to plan on a new film about a notorious criminal case, raked in 21.76 million yuan (about 3.41 million U.S. dollars) on Thursday, its eighth day of screening.

It was followed by "Anita," a biopic that recounts the life story of legendary Hong Kong singer and actress Anita Mui. The film netted over 5.54 million yuan on its seventh day of screening.

War epic film "The Battle at Lake Changjin" ranked third with a daily revenue of 3.31 million yuan, raising its total box office to over 5.64 billion yuan 50 days after its debut. Enditem