太疯狂!《星球大战7》首周票房创最高纪录

 The newest film in the Stars Wars franchise¹ has set a box office record for an opening weekend in the US and Canada.

《星球大战》系列最新电影《原力觉醒》在美国、加拿大上映首周末就打破票房纪录。

Revenue from the opening weekend is nearly 240 million dollars, beating the previous record holder², "Jurassic World," by about 30 million.

该电影上映首个周末的票房收入就达到了将近2.4亿美元，这一成绩也打破了《侏罗纪世界》所保持的纪录，超出其接近3千万美元。

Internationally, the film grossed 517 million dollar and is second to "Jurassic World", which had a global total of 525 million following its first weekend of release earlier this year.

从全球来看，这部电影首周末票房为5.17亿美元，仅次于今年早些时候上映的《侏罗纪世界》的首周末5.25亿美元的成绩

However, the dinosaurs³ had the added benefit of China, where "Star Wars" won't open until Jan. 9.

但是需要注意的是，《侏罗纪世界》的这一成绩是加上了中国的票房，而《星球大战：原力觉醒》在明年的1月9日才会正式在中国上映。

The film, with a $200m budget and millions more spent on marketing⁴, represented a big gamble for the Walt Disney Company, which had already plunked down $4b for rights to the Skywalker clan⁵.

据悉，该电影预算为2亿美元，营销费用更是多达几百万美元。此前，迪士尼公司斥资40亿美元从鲁卡斯电影购入《星战》版权，新片对迪士尼公司来说是一个大赌注。

1 franchise   

n.特许，特权，专营权，特许权

参考例句：

• Catering in the schools is run on a franchise basis.学校餐饮服务以特许权经营。
• The United States granted the franchise to women in 1920.美国于1920年给妇女以参政权。

2 holder   

n.持有者，占有者；(台，架等)支持物

参考例句：

• 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。

3 dinosaurs   

n.恐龙( dinosaur的名词复数 )；守旧落伍的人，过时落后的东西

参考例句：

• The brontosaurus was one of the largest of all dinosaurs. 雷龙是所有恐龙中最大的一种。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years. 恐龙绝种已有几百万年了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

5 clan   

n.氏族，部落，宗族，家族，宗派

参考例句：

• She ranks as my junior in the clan.她的辈分比我小。
• The Chinese Christians,therefore,practically excommunicate themselves from their own clan.所以，中国的基督徒简直是被逐出了自己的家族了。