首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
考研
LOS ANGELES—All year, Hollywood executives have been brushing aside worries about box-office stagnation in the United States and
LOS ANGELES—All year, Hollywood executives have been brushing aside worries about box-office stagnation in the United States and
admin
2019-11-20
131
问题
LOS ANGELES—All year, Hollywood executives have been brushing aside worries about box-office stagnation in the United States and Canada by pointing to strong ticket sales in China.
Some Hollywood offerings have done very well in China this year. "A Dog’s Purpose," made by Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners, collected a strong $88.2 million; in comparison, it took in $64 million in North America, which remains the world’s No. 1 movie market. At the same time, however, Hollywood suffered a parade of duds in China, including "Sing," and "Power Rangers". Even "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" did only so-so. And after that initial box-office pop, "Transformers: The Last Knight" fell off a cliff.
But analysts say studios are facing systemic challenges in the country, including a slowing overall economy. Chinese moviegoers are also growing more discerning; film quality is increasingly important. Movie theaters in China may also be hurt as streaming services proliferate. More than 80 million people in the country now pay to watch video online, a 32 percent increase from last year, according to Analysis, a Beijing research firm. "People just don’t have time to go to theaters," Zhang Zhao, chief executive of Le Vision Pictures, said at a conference in Shanghai last month.
Difficulties at the Chinese box office come, as Hollywood presses Beijing to loosen its restrictions on imported films. Although Chinese regulators have quietly inched that number higher, Hollywood studios want an expanded quota formalized and have asked for at least 50 slots. American movie executives are also pushing for shorter blackout periods, which China uses to promote local films, and longer marketing windows; under the current setup, Hollywood studios are given only about a month to mount advertising campaigns for their movies. Hollywood also wants to receive a bigger portion of ticket sales. Studios receive about 50 percent of box-office revenue in the United States, but China allows foreign companies to receive only a 25 percent cut. Studios have asked for closer to 40 percent.
Mr. Rosen said negotiations over revised film terms, taking place between Chinese officials and the Office of the United States Trade Representative, could drag into next year. "I would be very, very surprised if anything was in place related to Hollywood before that," Mr. Rosen said.
Judging from the context, the phrase "suffered a parade of duds" (Para. 2) most probably means______.
选项
A、make a difference
B、make a profit
C、suffer a setback
D、reverse the trend
答案
C
解析
含义题。根据题干关键词定位到文章第二段。其首句指出“今年有部分好莱坞电影在中国票房成绩很好”,接着列举相关收益较高的电影。通过文中转折连词however可知,下文suffered a parade of duds表达的内容应与句首相反,故C项“遭受挫折”符合文意。A项“有所作为”和B项“赚取利润”均不符合题意,D项“扭转潮流”与题意无关,故本题选C。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/Cpe4777K
0
考研英语二
相关试题推荐
Itisobviousthat______ofabout40%willbeattractiveifthedollarreallystabilizes.
Theauthorofthereportiswell______withtheproblemsinthehospitalbecausehehasbeenworkingthereformanyyears.
Thegreatrecessionmaybeover,butthiseraofhighjoblessnessisprobablybeginning.Beforeitends,itwilllikelychanget
Homeworkhasneverbeenterriblypopularwithstudentsandevenmanyparents,butinrecentyearsithasbeenparticularlyscorn
"Theword’protection’isnolongertaboo(禁忌语)."Thisshortsentence,utteredbyFrenchPresidentNicolasSarkozylatelastmont
"Theword’protection’isnolongertaboo(禁忌语)."Thisshortsentence,utteredbyFrenchPresidentNicolasSarkozylatelastmont
WomenhavebeendrivingyellowcabsinNewYorksincethe1940s,but99%ofdriversaremale.Evenamongdriversofcarsbooked
BillGateswas20yearsold.SteveJobswas21.WarrenBuffettwas26.RalphLaurenwas28.EsteeLauderwas29.Thesenowic
BillGateswas20yearsold.SteveJobswas21.WarrenBuffettwas26.RalphLaurenwas28.EsteeLauderwas29.Thesenowi
WarrenBuffett,whowillhostBerkshireHathaway’sannualshareholders’meetingonMay3rd,isaniconofAmericancapitalism.A
随机试题
小儿病危重,其食指可显现为
烧伤患者,高热灼手,汗多气粗,口渴头痛烦躁不安,舌红绛苔黄,脉洪数。其证型是
关于犯罪形态,下列哪种说法是正确的?
设函数f(x)在(-∞,+∞)上是偶函数,且在(0,+∞)内有f’(x)>0,f’’(x)>0,则在(-∞,0)内必有()。
如果当前的证券价格不仅反映了历史价格信息和所有公开的价格信息,该市场属于()。
对于长文档,使用键盘快速移动光标至文件首的操作是()。
Whatrhetoricdeviceisusedinthesentence"Manyhandsmakelightwork"?
材料 近日,特拉维夫大学宣布该学校实验室3D打印出了一颗“心脏”,该心脏不仅具有外形,还有细胞、血管和其他支撑结构,甚至可以像心脏一样收缩,但长度只有2.5厘米。该实验团队负责人说:“与过去相比,这项研究成果的突破点在于,这不仅是一个外观打印的心脏,而
某班级53名学生的物理成绩平均分为83分,标准差为7分,测验的信度为0.51。若小叶考试成绩为81分,那么在0.05的显著水平上,其真分数应该介于什么范围?()
RocketRenaissanceTheEarofPrivateSpaceflightIsAbouttoStartBackgroundTwoyearsago,peoplewitnessedthefirstspa
最新回复
(
0
)