BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Action crime film "The Pig, the Snake, and the Pigeon" continued to top the daily box office chart on the Chinese mainland on Monday, data from the China Movie Data Information Network showed.

The film tells the story of a wanted criminal who thinks his life will end and is determined to get rid of the two major criminals on the wanted list in front of him and make a name for himself. The film pocketed 25.49 million yuan (about 3.59 million U.S. dollars) on its fourth screening day.

It was followed by the realistic drama "Article 20," which grossed about 11.53 million yuan on Monday. Domestic comedy-drama "Pegasus 2" came in third with a daily revenue of 10.42 million yuan.

Monday's box office earnings totalled 56.52 million yuan.