電影成不成功,票房是一項重要指標。不過各項數據出來後,該如何用英文敘述或評價票房表現(box office performance)呢?我們常說的「票房冠軍」、「票房毒藥」,英文又該如何表達?
票房數字
要描述票房數字,可以運用這樣的句型:
● take in / pull in / earn / gross _______ at the box office(賺進_______ 票房)
其中,take in、pull in、earn、gross都有「賺取」的意思,底線部分則是票房數字。例如:
A Star Is Born has grossed nearly $149 million at the box office since its release on October 5.(《一個巨星的誕生》自十月五日上映以來已經賺取將近1.49 億美元的票房。)
如果票房達到或高出某個漂亮數字,還可以搭配achieve(達到) 、break(突破)、top(超過)等動詞:
● achieve / break / top_______ at the box office(票房達到/ 突破/ 超過_______)
Adding an additional $17 million overseas this weekend, Venom has now topped $500 million at the worldwide box office.(加上本週末1700 萬美元的海外票房,如今《猛毒》在全世界的票房已經超過5 億美元。)
票房評價
除了票房數字,新聞報道也會將名列前茅的電影票房排名,這個時候經常運用這樣的句型:
● take / claim / nab / achieve / reach _______ at the box office
其中,take、claim有「取得」的意思,nab有「奪得」的意思,achieve、reach 則有「達成」的意思。底線部分則是電影獲得的排名:
● the top spot / the first place(第一名)
● the second place(第二名)
● the third place(第三名)
Though dipping 58 percent in its second weekend, Halloween still nabbed the top spot at the box office this weekend.(儘管上映次周的週末票房下跌了百分之五十八,《月光光新慌慌》依舊奪得本週的週末票房冠軍。)
賣座電影vs. 票房毒藥
如果票房創下好成績,可以說:
This movie(這部電影)
● …… succeeded at the box office.(......取得票房成功。)
● …… continued its box office success.(......持續票房佳績。)
● …… dominated the box office.(......稱霸電影票房。)
● …… broke box office records.(......打破票房紀錄。)
● …… took the box office by storm.( ......票房大放異彩。)
這些票房大獲成功的「賣座電影」,英文可以說:
● a blockbuster
● a box office hit
● a box office success
● a box office smash
Marvel's blockbuster Avengers: Infinity War not only broke the opening weekend record but also continued to dominate the box office worldwide.(漫威的賣座巨片《復仇者聯盟3:無限之戰》不僅打破首映週末票房紀錄,而且持續稱霸全球電影票房。)
如果票房慘烈,則可以搭配fail、flop、bomb 等表示「失敗」的動詞:
This movie (這部電影)
● …… failed / flopped / bombed at the box office.(......票房一敗塗地。)
這些票房失利的電影,中文常稱作「票房毒藥」,而英文則可以用failure(失敗)、flop(失敗)、bomb(失敗)、disaster(悲劇)等詞彙來表達:
● a box office failure
● a box office flop
● a box office bomb
● a box office disaster
Many critics considered Fantastic Four a box office bomb since it only managed to earn $47 million more than its $120 million budget.(許多評論家將《驚奇4 超人》視為票房毒藥,因為它的票房只比電影1.2 億美元的預算多出4700 萬美元。)
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