China's hottest film ever is about mermaids
goofy ['ɡufi] adj. 傻瓜的,愚笨的
mermaid ['mɝmed] n. 美人鱼 TEM8
rake [rek] v. 搜索;用耙子耙;掠过,擦过 TEM8
assassinate [ə'sæsn'et] v. 暗杀;行刺 CET6
A goofy comedy about mermaids has become China's highest-grossing movie ever made. Directed by Hong Kong's Stephen Chow, "The Mermaid," has raked in 2.47 billion yuan over just 12 days at the box office, the official Chinese state news agency Xinhua said.
The success of the film, which tells the story of a mermaid who falls in love with a businessman she is sent to assassinate, is the latest sign of China's growing might at the box office.
Chinese ticket sales surged 49% last year to reach 44.1 billion yuan, Xinhua reported, and China had its best day at the box office ever February 8 -- the first day of the Lunar New Year, a festive time when many Chinese are back home for a week-long holiday.
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