"Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" screened in Chinese mainland

"Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker," a highly anticipated sequel to the "Star Wars" series, hit Chinese mainland big screens Friday.

This photo taken on December 19, 2019 shows a man walking past a poster for the latest Star Wars movie, "The Rise of Skywalker", in Beijing. The movie opens in theaters in China on December 20. [Photo: AFP]

The movie took up more than 13 percent of cinema lineups on the opening day, with a promising first-weekend box office, insiders said.

Large-scale advance screenings of the movie were held in many Chinese cities Wednesday, including at the Walt Disney Grand Theater in the Shanghai Disney Resort, with thousands of excited fans waiting to get the first glimpse of it.

Shanghai Disney Resort will hold a Star Wars-themed exhibition in its "Star Wars Launch Bay" from Dec. 20 to 22.

Movie fans can also enjoy themed exhibitions at shopping malls in Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou and other cities.