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“Terminator” might not be back any time soon. “Dark Fate,” the most recent installment in the sci-fi series, fell flat at the box office and stands to be a big money loser for Paramount, Skydance and Disney, the studios backing the big-budget tentpole.
The sixth “Terminator” entry debuted with a dismal $29 million in North America and $102 million overseas, disappointing figures for a movie that cost $185 million to produce, plus $80 million to $100 million in global marketing and distribution fees.
Unless “Terminator: Dark Fate” sees an exceptionally strong hold in the coming weeks, sources at rival studios estimate the movie could lose $100 million theatrically.
▍语言点
Terminator: 《终结者》
· terminate /ˈtɜːmɪneɪt, ˈtɝːməneɪt/ v. 终结,结束
· terminal /ˈtɜːmɪnəl, ˈtɝːmənəl/ n. 终端;候机楼
· determine /dɪˈtɜːmɪn, dɪˈtɝːmɪn/ v. 明确;决定
any time soon: 很快,近期(美式拼写anytime soon)
· I’ll not be back anytime soon.
我短期之内不会回来。
installment/in'stɔ:lmənt/ n. (小说杂志期刊或故事分期连载的)一节;(分期付款的)一期
· installment plan: 分期付款方式
fall flat: 未达到预想效果(fail)
· He made several jokes and each of them fell flat.
他讲了几个笑话,但每个都不好笑。
stand to do sth.有可能做某事(likely to do sth.)
money loser: 败笔之作(形容产品、服务或是商业)
tentpole /ˈtentˌpoʊl/ n. 顶级大片
· 一般常写作tent pole
debut/ˈdeɪbju/ vi./n. 首次亮相
dismal/'dɪzm(ə)l/ adj. 极其糟糕的
see/siː/ vt. (物作主语)看见,见证(witness)
exceptionally/ik'sepʃənəli/ adv. 异常地;特殊地
hold /həʊld/ n. 占有领先地位、优势等(相当于control或者是power)
theatrically /θi'ætri'kəli/ adv. 戏剧地
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