Secret Life of Pets beats Independence Day sequel at UK box office
caper ‘keɪpə/ n. 雀跃,给人欢愉的活动
sequel /‘sikwəl/ n. 续集,继续
haul /hɔːl/ n. 拉拽,捕获
resurgence /ri’sə:dʒəns/ n. 复苏
conjure /'kʌndʒə/ v. 使出现,用魔术变出
Animated caper The Secret Life of Pets beat the Independence Day sequel at UK and Ireland cinemas this weekend.
The latest product from the makers of the Minions movie opened with a £9.58m haul, a figure that includes £3.6m from previews held the previous weekend.
Even without those takings, though, the film made enough to keep Independence Day: Resurgence in second place. Roland Emmerich's sequel to his 1996 sci-fi blockbuster made £5.06m between Thursday and Sunday.
Released officially on Friday, The Secret Life of Pets is a comedy that imagines what house pets get up to when the humans are out.
Horror sequel The Conjuring 2, which topped the box office chart last weekend, falls to number three in this week's countdown. Romantic drama Me Before You and action comedy The Nice Guys round out this week's top five.