学个词Learn a Word 第447期 Box office

今天我们要学的词是box office。 Box office, 是票房的意思。成龙和李连杰首度联袂出演的武打片《功夫之王》在北美上映第一个周末，票房高居榜首， The Forbidden Kingdom topped the U.S. box office on its

"Bullets" tops Chinese box office

BEIJING, Dec. 20 (Xinhuanet) -- Local cinema-goers have been braving the winter's chill over the weekend, flocking to see actor-turned-director Jiang Wen's latest offering Let the Bullets（子弹） Fly (Rang Zidan Fei). The movie, which opened on D

China's box office sets new record in 2012

BEIJING, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- China's film industry earned about 16.8 billion yuan(2.69 billion U.S. dollars) in the box office in 2012, with domestic movies contributing less than half of the revenue, the Chongqing Economic Times reported on Thursday.

Chow's "Odyssey" to break Chinese box office record

BEIJING, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Stephen Chow's fantasy comedy Odyssey is poised 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

Historical epic film eyes box-office record

BEIJING, June 15 (Xinhua) -- The Founding of a Party, an epic film to mark the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC), is expected to set a new box-office record. The 140-minute film features an all-star cast and follo

Natalie Portman romantic comedy leads box office

BEIJING, Jan. 24 -- Natalie Portman, already riding high during awards season with Black Swan, took the No. 1 spot at the North American box office on Sunday for the first time in five years with her romantic comedy（喜剧） debut. No Strings Atta

"Aftershock" breaks China's box office record

BEIJING, Aug. 7 (Xinhuanet) -- Director Feng Xiaogang's Aftershock（余震） has been a box office success and moved viewers to tears but it has had mixed reviews. The movie focuses on a family during and after the 1976 Tangshan earthquake in Hebei

"Thor" hammers its way to box office crown

LOS ANGELES, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The crown of the North America box office was stormed by a hammer-wielding god from Thor, the latest in the Marvel Studios productions, as the Paramount- distributed epic adventure opened with 66 million dollars in esti

Easter Bunny hops atop box office derby

LOS ANGELES, April 3 (Xinhua) -- A Universal and Illumination follow-up to Despicable Me made its debut in North American box office this Friday ahead of the rest of the field, while two other new releases finished in the second and third spots respe

Stephen Chow's blockbuster continues box office conquest

BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons, a period adventure comedy created by writer-director Stephen Chow, had raked in more than 1.1 billion yuan (176.7 million U.S. dollars) as of Sunday, the film's production compa

每日一词【447】box office：票房

今天我们要学的词是box office。 Box office, 是票房的意思。成龙和李连杰首度联袂出演的武打片《功夫之王》在北美上映第一个周末，票房高居榜首， The Forbidden Kingdom topped the U.S. box office on its

N. American box office registers record summer yield

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- The North American box office has witnessed a record summer, with 4.4 billion U.S. dollars in ticket sales and a 1-percent increase in admissions over the same period last year, the National Association of Theater Own

"Cloud Atlas" poised for box office success

BEIJING, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- The highly-anticipated film Cloud Atlas is poised to throw Skyfall from its seat at the top of China's box office when it debuts here on Thursday, online polls showed Wednesday. Cloud Atlas had attracted more than 8,300 v

"The Hunger Games" expands box office lead to 4th weekend

LOS ANGELES, April 15 (Xinhua) -- The Hunger Games managed to expand its box office lead in North America to fourth weekend, beating out a pair of new films with a considerable lead. The Lionsgate juggernaut is estimated to fetch 21.5 million U.S. do

"Texas Chainsaw 3-D" shadows rivals to claim box office No.1

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Wielding a sharp tool in a cut- throat box office derby in the post-holiday period, Texas Chainsaw 3-D drew droves of horror fans and sliced up major cinematic rivals including Django and Hobbit to take the top place i

China's comedy box-office hit stirs debate

BEIJING, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- A low-budget comedy has become the box office hit of the year on the Chinese mainland, leaving a heavily-funded domestic blockbuster trailing. Lost in Thailand, which was produced for only 30 million yuan (4.8million U.S.

"The Lorax" cashes in with multiple box office records

LOS ANGELES, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Universal Studio's latest animated film The Lorax has opened atop the North America box office with multiple record-shattering achievements including the highest opening for the studio's animated flick. The film, prod

21 Jump Street" vaults to top of North America box office

LOS ANGELES, March 18 (Xinhua) -- 21 Jump Street opened in the first place this weekend, garnering 35 million U.S. dollars in ticket receipts as was widely expected. Holdover Dr. Seuss' The Lorax continued to cast a spell on moviegoers, as it finishe

"21 Jump Street" vaults to top of North America box office

LOS ANGELES, March 18 (Xinhua) -- 21 Jump Street opened in the first place this weekend, garnering 35 million U.S. dollars in ticket receipts as was widely expected. Holdover Dr. Seuss' The Lorax continued to cast a spell on moviegoers, as it finishe

Ben Affleck's “The Town”tops N American box office

BEIJING, Sept. 20 (Xinhuanet) -- Ben Affleck's latest work The Town took No. 1 this weekend at the North American box office with 23.8 million U.S. dollars, media reported Monday. The story, about a corner of Boston that produces more bank robbers pe