Infinite box office: Avengers
① From today, filmgoers will crowd cinemas across America for what may be a record opening weekend for "Avengers: Infinity War".
② The film from Disney's Marvel Studios is the 19th in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, featuring a star-studded cast representing virtually every superhero introduced in the series thus far.
③ Their task is to stop the villainous Thanos.
④ The fate of the universe hangs in the balance.
⑤ You get the idea.
⑥ So do the film-makers, who succeed with "Infinity War" by embracing the limitations of the genre, and letting the audience in on the joke.
⑦ This may be the funniest Marvel film yet.
⑧ And if projected ticket sales are on the mark, it may also be the most lucrative.
⑨ "Infinity War" could take $250m at the box office in America and Canada alone this weekend, which would break the record set by "Star Wars: The Force Awakens", another Disney flick, in 2015.
⑩ Hulk Smash indeed.
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"Avengers: Infinity War" 在中国首周末的票房记录
▍话题相关表达
box office: 票房
filmgoer /ˈfɪlmˌɡəʊə/: n.（常）看电影的人
record /ˈrɛkɔːd/: adj. 创纪录的（只用于名词前）
feature /ˈfiːtʃə/: vt. 以……为主演
star-studded /ˈstɑːˌstʌdɪd/: adj. 明星云集的
cast /kɑːst/: n. 演员阵容
set/break/smash the record: 创造/打破/（大大地）打破记录
flick /flɪk/: n. 电影
▍生词好句
infinite/ˈɪnfɪnɪt/: adj. 无限（大）的；无穷的
infinity /ɪnˈfɪnɪti/: n. 无穷；无限大
crowd /kraʊd/: vt. 挤满 n. 大众
across the country/world: 全国/全世界
thus far: 迄今为止
villainous /ˈvɪlənəs/: adj. 罪恶的；坏透的
villain /ˈvɪlən/: n. 恶棍；坏人；反派
hang in the balance: 悬而未决；安危未定
succeed with … by doing sth.: 在……上靠做……取得成功
embrace the limitations (of the genre /ˈ(d)ʒɒnrə/): 拥抱（这种类型的）局限性/缺陷
let the audience in on the joke: 让观众笑而置之
projected /prəˈdʒɛktɪd/: adj. 预料的；预测的
be on the mark: 正确；准确
lucrative /ˈluːkrətɪv/: adj. 利润丰厚的
profitable /ˈprɒfɪtəb(ə)l/: adj. 盈利的；有益的
smash /smaʃ/: v. 打碎；摔碎
▍补充
1. -goer
concertgoer /ˈkɒnsətˌɡəʊə/: n.（常）去看演唱会的人
circusgoer /ˈsəːkəsˌɡəʊə/: n.（常）去看马戏的人
2. crowd
crowd cinemas / the classroom / the diners
挤满电影院/教室/小餐厅
3. villainous
villainous conduct/character/adviser
卑劣的行为/恶棍的角色/狗头军师
4. "Look, it's not overselling it to say that the fate of the universe is at stake.
5. hang in the balance
His survival still hangs in the balance.
6. be on the mark
See? I was right on the mark.
7. smash
The film smashed all box office records.
