BEIJING, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- "Jumanji: The Next Level," a sequel to the 2017 American adventure comedy film "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle," still led the Chinese mainland box office Wednesday, according to the China Movie Data Information Network Thursday.

The film raked in nearly 12.91 million yuan (about 1.84 million U.S. dollars) on Wednesday, accounting for over 26 percent of the daily total.

The film tells of a team of friends who return to the dangerous virtual world of the video game Jumanji to rescue one of their own and need to brave parts unknown, from arid deserts to snowy mountains, in order to escape the game.

It was followed by Chinese crime drama "The Wild Goose Lake," which grossed nearly 9.6 million yuan.

Coming in third was "Sheep without a shepherd," a domestic crime film about a Chinese girl who lives in Thailand accidentally killing the son of a local official as the boy tried to rape her. The film pocketed about 7.85 million yuan on Wednesday in presale and preview screenings. It will be put on general release on Friday.