于2014年12月17日在北美上映的电影《霍比特人：五军之战》，彼得·杰克逊执导的中土系列最终篇以持续高票房蝉联票房榜首位。而同期的上档的电影《坚不可摧》和《魔法黑森林》表现也都超过超预期。

　　The last of Peter Jackson's three Hobbit films achieved a thirdconsecutive weekend on top of box office charts, selling anestimated US$21.9 million worth of tickets at US and Canadiantheaters.

　　"The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" now has a domestic total of US$220.8 million, havingbeen released December 17.

　　Disney's film version of the dark Broadway musical "Into The Woods" was in second spot withUS$19.1 million.

　　World War Two drama "Unbroken", directed by Angelina Jolie, finished third with US$18.4 millionfor the Friday through Sunday period.

　　The weekend's sole new release, horror film "The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death," opened infourth place with US$15.1 million, while another sequel, "Night At The Museum: Secret of theTomb," rounded out the top five with US$14.5 million in ticket sales.

　　"The Interview," the provocative comedy blamed for triggering a massive cyber attack on Sony'smovie studio, took in US$1.1 million at theaters.

　　And the new year's first weekend numbers provided welcome news for film studios, with total ticketsales up 8.4 percent from 2014's opening weekend.

      重点解析 Key Phrases/Words

　　1. box office 票房

　　2. consecutive adj. 连续的，连贯的

　　3. 译名：魔法黑森林

　　4. in second spot 排名第二位

　　5. 译名：坚不可摧

　　6. 译名：黑衣女人2：死亡天使

　　7. 译名：博物馆奇妙夜3

　　8. provocative adj. 挑衅的;刺激性的 n. 刺激物;兴奋剂

　　9. cyber attack n. 网络攻击

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