Poster for Better Days Photo: IC

Domestic drama film Better Days led the Chinese mainland box office on its second day of screening on Saturday, raking in 232.19 million yuan ($32.87 million), the China Movie Data Information Network said Sunday.

Accounting for nearly 68 percent of total daily ticket sales in the Chinese mainland, the film, directed by Derek Tsang, tells the story of two high school students whose fates were changed by an accident.

It was followed by Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, a sequel to the 2014 dark fantasy film Maleficent with actress Angelina Jolie portraying the title role, which grossed 27.03 million yuan.

Coming in third place was domestic disaster film The Captain, which had led the Chinese mainland box office for several days and took in 21.87 million yuan on its 27th day of screening.