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Hollywood film Godzilla Vs. Kong has set a new global record for pandemic-era filmgoing. Takings have been more than $385m (￡205m) since opening two weeks ago.

The strong showing came despite continued limits on attendance in many places, bringing hope to an industry that has been battered by the virus.

The $48.5m the film brought in during its first five days in the US outpaced the weekend debut of the Godzilla franchise's previous film.

語言點

1. record n. 記錄

· set a record 創記錄

· break a record 破紀錄

· equal a record 平記錄

2. takings n. (商店或影院一段時間的)營業收入(profit)

3. strong showing 表現很強勁(The showing is strong.)

4. batter v. 反復擊打，連續猛擊

· Japan has always been battered by volcanos.

日本一直飽受火山困擾。

5. outpace v. 超過，超越

·構詞：out-超過，pace-步伐

· Savings rates don't even outpace inflation right now.

現在的存儲率甚至還沒有超過通貨膨脹。

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