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u TRANSCRIPT

What movie holds the record for earning the most money worldwide?

Avatar, Titanic, Jurassic World, or Star Wars: The Force Awakens?

These are the top four money makers overall but Avatar is number one with almost $2.8 billion.

AZUZ: It costs about $300 million to make the movie "Avengers: Infinity War". That’s a lot. Many major motion pictures cost in the neighborhood of $100 million once you factor in marketing and distribution.

"Infinity War" is one of the most expensive movies ever made. But for its producers, it’s been a worthwhile investment. After 19 days in U.S. movie theaters, "Avengers" has hauled in more than $550 million. And if you add in what it’s made worldwide, you get a staggering figure of $1.65 billion.

And movie industry experts say it could become part of an elite club. There have been only three movies to make more than $2 billion worldwide.

"Infinity War" could become the fourth. A good chunk of these revenues are coming from China. Even when American made movies don’t sell out theaters in America, they’re finding a growing audience overseas.

Adapted from https://www.chinavoa.com/show-8702-240650-1.html

u VOCABULARY

1. staggering adj. extremely great or surprising 大得惊人的；令人吃惊的

2. elite adj. an elite group contains the best, most skilled or most experienced people or members of a larger group出类拔萃的，精锐的。例如：

l an elite group of artists 一批出类拔萃的艺术家

l elite universities 精英大学

3. revenue n. money that a business or organization receives over a period of time, especially from selling goods or services 收益，收入

u QUESTIONS

Listen to the news and choose the best answer to each question you hear.

What movie holds the record for earning the most money worldwide?

Avatar.

Titanic.

Jurassic World.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Which movie is one of the most expensive movies ever made in America?

Titanic.

Jurassic World.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Avengers: Infinity War.

u KEY

A。细节题。命题出处：What movie holds the record for earning the most money worldwide? Avatar, Titanic, Jurassic World, or Star Wars: The Force Awakens? These are the top four money makers overall but Avatar is number one with almost $2.8 billion.

D。细节题。命题出处：It costs about $300 million to make the movie "Avengers: Infinity War". That’s a lot. Many major motion pictures cost in the neighborhood of $100 million once you factor in marketing and distribution. "Infinity War" is one of the most expensive movies ever made.