Chow's "Odyssey" to break Chinese box office record
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BEIJING, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Stephen Chow's fantasy comedy "Odyssey 1" is poised 2 to become the highest grossing domestic film in China.
It has earned 1 billion yuan (159 million U.S. dollars) in just half a month, becoming one of only two domestic films to generate more than 1 billion yuan in box office revenues on the mainland, China Film News said Monday.
It took 20 days for "Lost in Thailand," the current box office record holder 3, to bring in the same amount of money.
"Lost," a low-budget comedy, has earned gross revenues of more than 1.2 billion yuan since it debuted 4 last December.
But many believe the film's record will soon be usurped 5 by "Odyssey," as the latter will stay on Chinese theaters' "hit films" list for at least another 15 days.
Following the popularity of Chow's 1994 two-part film series "A Chinese Odyssey," the film is a retelling of the classic Chinese tale "Journey to the West."
"Odyssey" debuted on Feb. 10 and took in 80 million yuan on its first day, the biggest opening ever for a domestic film, according to figures from the film's producer, the Huayi Bros. Media Group.
It also reset 6 the mainland's single-day box office record after taking in revenues of 122 million yuan on Valentine's Day. The previous single-day record was 112 million yuan earned by "Transformers III: Dark of the Moon" in 2011.
China is the world's second-largest film market. Its 2012 box office sales hit 17.07 billion yuan, surging 30.18 percent year on year.
n.长途冒险旅行；一连串的冒险
- The march to Travnik was the final stretch of a 16-hour odyssey.去特拉夫尼克的这段路是长达16小时艰险旅行的最后一程。
- His odyssey of passion, friendship,love,and revenge was now finished.他的热情、友谊、爱情和复仇的漫长历程，到此结束了。
a.摆好姿势不动的
- The hawk poised in mid-air ready to swoop. 老鹰在半空中盘旋，准备俯冲。
- Tina was tense, her hand poised over the telephone. 蒂娜心情紧张，手悬在电话机上。
n.持有者，占有者；(台，架等)支持物
- The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。
- That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。
初次表演，初次登台（debut的过去式与过去分词形式）
- In late 2003 a full-size SUV, the Pathfinder Armada, debuted. 2003年末，全尺寸SUV的探路者无敌舰队，推出。
- The album debuted at number two and quickly went platinum. 专辑一亮相就荣登排行榜第二名，很快就取得了白金销量。
篡夺，霸占( usurp的过去式和过去分词 )； 盗用； 篡夺，篡权
- That magazine usurped copyrighted material. 那杂志盗用了版权为他人所有的素材。
- The expression'social engineering'has been usurped by the Utopianist without a shadow of light. “社会工程”这个词已被乌托邦主义者毫无理由地盗用了。
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