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3-D movies continued to dominate the box office as 'How to Train Your Dragon' became the top-grossing film this weekend.

The DreamWorks animated film took in $43.3 million at the domestic box office in its debut weekend.

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D影片继续领跑票房,上周末的票房冠军是影片《驯龙记》(How to Train Your Dragon)。

由梦工厂(Dream Works)出品的这部影片上映首周末票房4,330万美元。

In recent months, the 3-D movies 'Alice in Wonderland' and 'Avatar' have dominated the charts. Another major 3-D movie, 'Clash of the Titans' (Warner Bros.), starring 'Avatar's' Sam Worthington, is due out this week. (To read more about 'Clash of the Titans,' go here.)

连月来,3D影片《爱丽丝梦游仙境》(Alice in Wonderland)和《阿凡达》(Avatar)都曾各领风骚。另一部3D大片、华纳兄弟(Warner Bros.)出品的《泰坦之战》(Clash of the Titans)将于本周上映,该片主演萨姆•沃辛顿(Sam Worthington)曾出演《阿凡达》。

'Alice in Wonderland' (Disney), directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp, placed second this weekend with $17.3 million. The film has grossed $293 million domestically so far.

迪士尼公司(Disney)出品的《爱丽丝梦游仙境》由蒂姆•伯顿(Tim Burton)导演、约翰尼•德普(Johnny Depp)主演,周末票房1,730万美元,位居第二。该片迄今美国本土总票房已达2.93亿美元。

'Hot Tub Time Machine' (MGM), a fantasy-comedy starring John Cusack, finished third with $13.7 million.

美高梅(MGM)出品的奇幻喜剧《热浴盆时光机》(Hot Tub Time Machine)周末票房1,370万美元,排在第三位,该片由约翰•库萨克(John Cusack)主演。

Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that major U.S. movie-theater chains were imposing steep ticket price increases, largely on 3-D films, because such showings had proved to be popular. The price hikes, which went into effect this weekend, were in at least one case as high as 26%.

《华尔街日报》上周曾报导,美国各主要连锁影院大幅提高电影票价,主要是针对3D电影,因此这类影片十分受欢迎。调价措施在周末生效,至少有一个影院的票价上调幅度高达26%。


Paul Dergarabedian, president of the box-office division of Hollywood.com, said via email that 3-D is proving its appeal to audiences with the success of movies like 'How to Train Your Dragon.' 'Thus far, a 3-D film has topped the box-office chart for nine out of the thirteen weekends of 2010,' Dergarabedian said.

票房跟踪网站Hollywood.com票房部总裁德加拉伯迪安(Paul Dergarabedian)通过电子邮件说,《驯龙记》这类影片的成功证明了3D对观众的吸引力。他说,在2010年迄今为止的13个周末中,3D影片占据了九个周末的票房冠军。


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