《经济学人》：汤姆克鲁斯主演的《壮志凌云2》电影大卖？
The movies
“Top Gun” takes off
电影大卖，A high-flying debut at the box office sparks hopes of a theatrical recovery
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“Your kind is headed for extinction!” barks a senior officer to Tom Cruise’s hero in “Top Gun: Maverick”，a supersonic action flick released by Paramount last week. “Maybe so，sir，” replies Maverick. “But not today.”
Big hits 大卖商品；畅销商品；（电影或戏剧等）大受欢迎 这不仅是指点击量大，更是指这些对象在人们会引起极大反响，有着强大的冲击力。后面不需要再加名词，因为本身就指代名词对象。祝你开心如意！
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C。 popular 是很受欢迎的意思。 当然是说阿凡达的大受欢迎对3D 市场的影响 easy：简单 common：普通
Cinema owners are feeling similarly defiant. Worldwide box-office receipts fell by 72% in 2020，when the pandemic forced film buffs to say goodbye to the silver screen and hello to their sofa. After ticket sales recovered only partially in 2021，many predicted curtains for theatres. Yet “Top Gun”，a sequel to a classic of the genre from 1986，raked in $248m on its opening weekend，the biggest-ever debut for a film starring Mr Cruise. Its domestic haul of $156m over the long weekend broke the Memorial Day record set by one of Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean” films in 2007.
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Theatre owners hope that “Top Gun” heralds the beginning of a broader recovery. It is only the fourth-biggest opener of the pandemic era (see chart 2). However，the other big hits—Sony’s “Spider-Man: No Way Home” last December，Marvel’s “Dr Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” in May，and Warner Bros’ “The Batman” in March—have all been superhero flicks，with young fans. “Top Gun”，by contrast，sold 55% of tickets to over-35s. This suggests that viewers old enough to harbour fond memories of Mr Cruise’s original turn as Maverick 36 years ago are now ready to come back to the movies，too.
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The recovery is far from complete. This year’s worldwide box office will be only about three-quarters of 2019’s，forecasts Gower Street Analytics，a research firm. China，which these days rivals America as the biggest cinema market，is still locked down and in any case increasingly hostile to Hollywood (“Top Gun” has no Chinese release date). Russia is also off-limits since its invasion of Ukraine. Above all，studios are focusing attention and resources on their streaming platforms，releasing fewer films in cinemas，for shorter runs.
Box office hit/smash 票房大卖 Box office flop 票房惨淡 可以看看链接里的表达汇总，还算比较全面
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The summer release slate is promising: June will see “Jurassic World: Dominion” from Universal and “Lightyear”，the latest in Disney’s “Toy Story” series. “Thor: Love and Thunder”，the next Marvel movie，is out in July. Yet there will be strong reasons to stay at home，too. On the day that “Top Gun” was released，Netflix unveiled its latest season of “Stranger Things” and Disney+ launched a “Star Wars” spin-off，“Obi-Wan Kenobi”. In August Warner Bros Discovery will start a new “Game of Thrones” saga，before Amazon releases a “Lord of the Rings” series in September. This latest adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy epic is the most expensive piece of television ever made，with a budget around three times that of “Top Gun”.
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【补充资料】（来自于网络）
《壮志凌云2：独行侠》是约瑟夫·科辛斯基执导的动作片，由汤姆·克鲁斯、詹妮弗·康纳利、迈尔斯·特勒等主演，该片于2022年5月27日在北美上映。该片讲述了代号“独行侠”的海军顶尖飞行员皮特·米切尔服役30多年后，决定打破体制的限制，参与了一项需要巨大牺牲才能完成的挑战故事 。截至2022年6月5日，31部影片北美周末票房(6月3日至5日)报收约1.17亿美元，其中超过七成来自好莱坞影星汤姆·克鲁斯主演的动作剧情片《壮志凌云2：独行侠 》。约翰·罗纳德·瑞尔·托尔金（John Ronald Reuel Tolkien，1892年1月3日-1973年9月2日），英国作家、诗人、语言学家及大学教授，以创作经典严肃奇幻作品《霍比特人》、《魔戒》与《精灵宝钻》而闻名于世。
movie 英[ˈmu:vi] 美[ˈmuvi]n. 电影; 电影院; 电影业;[例句]In the first movie Tony Curtis ever made he played a grocery clerk.托尼·柯蒂斯在其首部电影里，扮演了一个食品杂货店店员。
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2021年，即使电影票的销售已经部分恢复，但许多人对影院的未来仍不看好。
影院经营者们希望《壮志凌云》是影院大规模复苏的一个预兆。
The recovery is far from complete.
电影“豆子先生”是一部大卖片，不过影评差强人意。Cameo 大演员小角色 定义：A bit part (i.e. small role) played by a famous actor who would ordinarily not take such a small part. Originally 。
票房距离完全恢复还有很大一段距离。
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