BEIJING, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- "Midway," an American war film centering on the 1942 Battle of Midway, led the Chinese mainland box office on Thursday, according to the China Movie Data Information Network Friday.

"Midway" generated 11.41 million yuan (1.63 million U.S. dollars) in the market on its seventh day of screening, bringing its total Chinese mainland box office to 164 million yuan.

Domestic drama film "My Dear Liar" came second on the daily box office chart by grossing 11.12 million yuan.

It tells the story of an impoverished driver who tried to cheat a streaming site anchor to marry him, but his real target was to get her life insurance money to cure his son.

"Better Days," a Chinese film that puts the spotlight on school bullying, took the third place with a box office revenue of 9.65 million yuan on Thursday.