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1. Which statement is most consistent with the revenue patterns described?

A. “Zootopia 2” earned less money in China during opening weekend than in the U.S. and Canada combined.

B. “Jurassic World Rebirth” earned more than half of “Zootopia 2”'s Chinese opening total.

C. “Endgame”'s total in China was about three times higher than that of the first “Zootopia.”

D. The global gross of “Wicked: For Good” is less than the domestic opening of “Zootopia 2.”

无注释原文：

'Zootopia 2' Opens to More Than Half a Billion Dollars Globally

From: The Wall Street Journal

“Zootopia 2” roared to life at the box office, dominating Thanksgiving weekend domestically and showing the right Hollywood movie can still make big money in China.

Disney's talking-animals comedy opened to an estimated $556 million worldwide, putting it on track to ultimately gross more than $1 billion and become the most successful American movie released so far in 2025.

In the U.S. and Canada, the well-reviewed sequel to the 2016 hit grossed $156 million from its debut Tuesday night through Sunday. That is the second-biggest Thanksgiving gross ever for a movie, behind only Disney's previous blockbuster animated sequel, 2024's “Moana 2.”

Comparisons don't account for inflation.

The PG-rated cartoon about police in a city full of animals sold an estimated $272 million worth of tickets in China, making it the second-biggest foreign movie to ever open there, behind only “Avengers: Endgame,” according to Disney.

China, which was a vital source of revenue for Hollywood studios in the 2010s, has become far less interested in American movies this decade due to the improving quality of local films.

“Zootopia 2” already has the highest total gross in China for a Hollywood film since “Endgame” in 2019, which made $632.1 million there.

The first “Zootopia” was also a hit in China, grossing $236.1 million. A “Zootopia”-themed land opened at Shanghai Disneyland in 2023, showing the franchise's lasting appeal in the country and stoking interest for the sequel, which held its Chinese premiere at the theme park.

Until this weekend, the most successful Hollywood movie this year in China was “Jurassic World Rebirth,” which grossed a total of $79 million there. 

The first “Zootopia” grossed just over $1 billion globally by the end of its run. The sequel is likely to surpass that figure, making it hugely profitable for Disney.

Animated sequels have become a critical business for Disney, which had hits last year in both “Moana 2” and “Inside Out 2.” It has had a tougher time recently with original animated movies, including June's Pixar-produced bomb “Elio.”

The No. 2 movie at the box office this weekend was another sequel, “Wicked: For Good,” which grossed $93 million domestically Wednesday through Sunday. The concluding half of Universal's adaptation of the Broadway musical had a weaker second weekend at the box office than its predecessor following a bigger debut, suggesting that interest was more front-loaded this time around.

“Wicked: For Good” grossed a total of $393.3 million globally through Sunday.

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含注释全文：

'Zootopia 2' Opens to More Than Half a Billion Dollars Globally

From: The Wall Street Journal

“Zootopia 2” roared to life at the box office, dominating Thanksgiving weekend domestically and showing the right Hollywood movie can still make big money in China.

《疯狂动物城2》(Zootopia 2)票房大卖，在感恩节(Thanksgiving)周末称霸美国本土票房，并表明只要是合适的好莱坞电影，依然能在中国市场大赚一笔。

roar /rɔːr/ 作名词，表示“吼叫；呼啸；咆哮”，英文解释为“a loud, deep sound”举个🌰：The lion let out a loud roar. 狮子发出一声吼叫。

作动词，1）表示“吼叫；咆哮”，英文解释为“to make a long, loud, deep sound”举个🌰：We could hear the lions roaring at the other end of the zoo. 我们可以听到狮子在动物园的另一端咆哮。

2）表示“（车辆或飞机）呼啸而行”，英文解释为“If a vehicle or aircraft roars somewhere, it moves there very quickly making a lot of noise.”举个🌰：She looked up as a plane roared overhead. 一架飞机轰鸣着掠过她的头顶，她抬头张望。

roar to life这个表达常用于描述：

- 娱乐产品：电影、游戏、音乐会等成功发布。The highly anticipated video game finally roared to life on launch day.

- 经济活动：市场、销售、经济在低迷后强劲反弹。The car market roared to life after the new incentives were introduced.

- 机械/引擎：字面意思，描述引擎启动的轰鸣声。He turned the key, and the old engine roared to life.

- 活动/气氛：派对、集会、体育赛事现场气氛突然高涨。The stadium roared to life when the home team scored.

dominate /ˈdɒm.ɪ.neɪt/ 表示“占支配地位；占主导地位；拥有优势；最明显的”，英文解释为“To dominate a situation means to be the most powerful or important person or thing in it.”举个🌰：The book is expected to dominate the best-seller lists. 这本书预期将居畅销书榜首。

Disney's talking-animals comedy opened to an estimated $556 million worldwide, putting it on track to ultimately gross more than $1 billion and become the most successful American movie released so far in 2025.

这部迪士尼(Disney)出品的会说话的动物喜剧片全球首映票房估计为5.56亿美元，有望最终斩获超过10亿美元的票房，并成为2025年迄今为止上映的最成功的美国电影。

gross /ɡrəʊs/ 可以作名词，也可以作动词，表示“总收入为，总共赚得，获得…毛利”，英文解释为“to earn a particular amount of money before tax is paid or costs are taken away”举个🌰：The film has grossed over $200 million this year. 这部电影今年总收入超过了两亿美元。

🎬电影《皮克斯的故事》（The Pixar Story）中的台词提到：making it the new highest grossing animated film in history. 成为历史上最卖座的动画电影。

In the U.S. and Canada, the well-reviewed sequel to the 2016 hit grossed $156 million from its debut Tuesday night through Sunday. That is the second-biggest Thanksgiving gross ever for a movie, behind only Disney's previous blockbuster animated sequel, 2024's “Moana 2.”

《疯狂动物城2》是备受好评的2016年热门影片《疯狂动物城》的续集。在美国和加拿大，《疯狂动物城2》从上周二晚首映到周日共斩获1.56亿美元票房。这是有史以来感恩节档期票房第二高的电影，仅次于迪士尼此前的动画续集大片——2024年的《海洋奇缘2》(Moana 2)。

sequel /ˈsiːkwəl/表示“（书或电影的）续篇；续集”，英文解释为“A book or movie which is a sequel to an earlier one continues the story of the earlier one.”

对比：

📍prequel /ˈpriːkwəl/ a book or a film/movie about events that happened before those in a popular book or film/movie 先篇，前篇，前传（叙述某流行图书或电影中的故事之前的事情）

debut /ˈdeɪ.bju/ 作动词，表示“首演，首次登台；首次亮相”，英文解释为“to perform or be introduced to the public for the first time”举个🌰：The Broadway show debuted last year to great acclaim. 这个百老汇节目去年首次演出就受到了广泛赞扬。

作名词，表示“（演员、运动员等的）首次登台，初次亮相；新事物的问世”，英文解释为“The debut of a performer or sports player is their first public performance, appearance, or recording.”举个🌰：She made her debut in a 1937 production of "Hamlet." 她在1937年《哈姆雷特》的演出中首次登台。

blockbuster /ˈblɒkˌbʌs.tər/ 表示“轰动；巨型炸弹；一鸣惊人的事物；轰动一时的书籍/电影”，英文解释为“a book or film that is very good or successful informal”如：the latest Hollywood blockbuster 好莱坞最新大片。此前在《流浪地球》（The Wandering Earth）一文中的标题就为：The Wandering Earth is China's biggest sci-fi blockbuster.

🎬电影《创：战纪》（Tron: Legacy）中的台词提到：I would like you to meet, our next blockbuster. 我很乐意向大家呈现我们的巨作。

Comparisons don't account for inflation.

上述比较未考虑通货膨胀因素。

inflation /ɪnˈfleɪ.ʃən/ 表示“通货膨胀”，英文解释为“a general, continuous increase in prices”如：high/low inflation 高/低通货膨胀。

📍这个词来自拉丁语“inflatio”，意味着“膨胀”。在经济学中，表示货币供应增加导致的商品和服务价格普遍上升。联想宫殿：在宫殿的一个房间，你看到一个图表显示价格上升，旁边是政府提高利率的决策，以控制“通货膨胀”。近义词：price rise（价格上升），同根词：inflate（膨胀），常用短语：combat inflation（抗击通货膨胀）

The PG-rated cartoon about police in a city full of animals sold an estimated $272 million worth of tickets in China, making it the second-biggest foreign movie to ever open there, behind only “Avengers: Endgame,” according to Disney.

据迪士尼称，这部PG级动画片在中国已斩获约2.72亿美元票房，成为有史以来在华开画票房第二高的外国电影，仅次于《复仇者联盟4：终局之战》(Avengers: Endgame)。《疯狂动物城》讲述了一座动物之城里的警察故事。

PG-rated是美国电影分级制度中的一个等级，全称是Parental Guidance Suggested。

核心含义：电影内容可能包含部分不适合儿童的内容，建议家长在让孩子观看前进行审查或辅导。与其他主要分级的对比：

- G (General Audiences)：大众级，所有年龄均可观看。

- PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)：普通辅导级，建议家长陪伴指导。

- PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)：特别辅导级，家长需特别谨慎，可能不适合13岁以下儿童。

- R (Restricted)：限制级，17岁以下观众必须由父母或成年监护人陪同。

China, which was a vital source of revenue for Hollywood studios in the 2010s, has become far less interested in American movies this decade due to the improving quality of local films.

在21世纪10年代，中国市场曾是好莱坞制片厂的重要收入来源，但进入21世纪20年代后，由于本土电影质量提高，中国影迷对美国电影的兴趣大不如前。

“Zootopia 2” already has the highest total gross in China for a Hollywood film since “Endgame” in 2019, which made $632.1 million there.

《疯狂动物城2》已创下自2019年《复仇者联盟4：终局之战》（在华票房6.321亿美元）以来好莱坞电影在中国的最高票房纪录。

The first “Zootopia” was also a hit in China, grossing $236.1 million. A “Zootopia”-themed land opened at Shanghai Disneyland in 2023, showing the franchise's lasting appeal in the country and stoking interest for the sequel, which held its Chinese premiere at the theme park.

该系列的第一部《疯狂动物城》(Zootopia)在中国也大获成功，票房收入2.361亿美元。一座“疯狂动物城”主题园区于2023年在上海迪士尼乐园(Shanghai Disneyland)开放，显示出该系列电影在中国的持久吸引力，并为续集积攒了人气；续集的中国首映式就在该主题公园举行。

franchise /ˈfræntʃaɪz/ 最常见的意思与“特许经营权”有关，既可以作可数名词，又可以做及物动词。作可数名词时具体表示“（公司授予某人的）特许经营权”，英文解释为“A franchise is an authority that is given by an organization to someone, allowing them to sell its goods or services or to take part in an activity which the organization controls.”比如“建造、运营隧道的特许权”就可以用“the franchise to build and operate the tunnel”表示。

📍可以理解为「一部电影的所有系列，系列电影」A film series is also called a film “franchise” which consists of a number of films based on the same characters. 或者“franchise”可以指一个商业品牌或者产品系列，它由相同主题或品牌下的多个作品组成，这些作品可以是电影、电视剧、漫画、视频游戏等。

📍作及物动词时具体表示“出售…的特许经营权”，英文解释为“If a company franchises its business, it sells franchises to other companies, allowing them to sell its goods or services.”举个🌰：She has recently franchised her business. 她最近已出售了其公司的特许经营权。

📍它还有另外一个意思，表示“选举权”，用作不可数名词，英文解释为“Franchise is the right to vote in an election.”

📍而在体育运动领域，指的是“球队，职业运动队”（a professional sports team），如在“湖人总冠军！”文中出现过：Second, Pelinka lived up to Bryant's prediction that Pelinka would help turn the franchise around within two to three years after the Lakers hired him in 2017. 第二，佩林卡不负布莱恩特的预言，在2017年湖人队聘请他之后，佩林卡将在两到三年内帮助球队扭转局面。

premiere /ˈprem.i.eər/ /prɪˈmɪr/ 可以作动词和名词，表示“首映，首演，首次上演/映”，英文解释为“the first public performance of a play or any other type of entertainment”

📍这里要注意的是这个词去掉末尾的 e 就变成了 premier，另外，premier作为形容词则表示“首位的，首要的”（best or most important），举个🌰：He's one of the nation's premier scientists. 他是该国最重要的科学家之一。

Until this weekend, the most successful Hollywood movie this year in China was “Jurassic World Rebirth,” which grossed a total of $79 million there. 

在上周末之前，今年在中国最成功的好莱坞电影是《侏罗纪世界：重生》(Jurassic World Rebirth)，其在华总票房为7,900万美元。

The first “Zootopia” grossed just over $1 billion globally by the end of its run. The sequel is likely to surpass that figure, making it hugely profitable for Disney.

第一部《疯狂动物城》在放映结束时全球总票房略超10亿美元。续集很可能超过这一数字，为迪士尼带来巨大利润。

surpass /səˈpɑːs/ 表示“超过，优于，胜过”，英文解释为“to do or be better than”举个🌰：His time for the 100 metres surpassed the previous world record by one hundredth of a second. 他以0.01秒的优势打破了100米短跑的前世界纪录。

Animated sequels have become a critical business for Disney, which had hits last year in both “Moana 2” and “Inside Out 2.” It has had a tougher time recently with original animated movies, including June's Pixar-produced bomb “Elio.”

动画续集已成为迪士尼的一项关键业务，去年该公司的《海洋奇缘2》和《头脑特工队2》(Inside Out 2)都票房大卖。该公司最近在原创动画电影方面则举步维艰，6月份由皮克斯(Pixar)制作的《地球特派员》(Elio)票房惨淡。

bomb /bɒm/ 作动词，表示“轰炸，投弹于”，英文解释为“to drop bombs on something”举个🌰：Planes bombed the city every night. 飞机每晚都轰炸该市。

作名词，可以表示“失败的东西”，英文解释为“something that has failed”举个🌰：The play was a real bomb. 这部戏彻底演砸了。

The No. 2 movie at the box office this weekend was another sequel, “Wicked: For Good,” which grossed $93 million domestically Wednesday through Sunday. The concluding half of Universal's adaptation of the Broadway musical had a weaker second weekend at the box office than its predecessor following a bigger debut, suggesting that interest was more front-loaded this time around.

周末票房榜上排名第二的电影是另一部续集《魔法坏女巫2》(Wicked: For Good)，该片从上周三到周日的美国国内票房为9,300万美元。这部由环球影业(Universal)改编的百老汇音乐剧的终章，在首映票房大卖后，第二个周末的票房表现不及前作，这表明这次观众的兴趣更集中在上映初期。

adaptation /ˌæd.əpˈteɪ.ʃən/ 1）表示“适应”，英文解释为“the process of changing to suit different conditions”

2）表示“（电影、书、剧本等的）改编”，英文解释为“a film, book, play, etc. that has been made from another film, book, play, etc.”

predecessor /ˈpriː.dɪˌses.ər/ 表示“前任，前辈；原有事物，前身”，英文解释为“someone who had a job or a position before someone else, or something that comes before another thing in time or in a series”

📍successor表示“继任者，接替者；继承人；接替的事物”，英文解释为“someone or something that comes after another person or thing”举个🌰：This range of computers is very fast, but their successors will be even faster. 这个系列的电脑速度很快，但它的换代产品速度会更快。

“Wicked: For Good” grossed a total of $393.3 million globally through Sunday.

截至周日，《魔法坏女巫2》的全球总票房为3.933亿美元。

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