《阿凡達》超越《泰坦尼克號》成史上票房王
Sci-fi spectacular "Avatar" has surpassed "Titanic" to become the highest-grossing movie worldwide, distributor 20th Century Fox said on Tuesday.
The worldwide total for the James Cameron movie stands at $1.859 billion after Monday's sales, beating the $1.843 billion haul racked up by "Titanic" in 1997-1998, said Greg Brilliant, spokesman for the News Corp-owned studio.
The data are not adjusted for inflation.
"Avatar" broke the seemingly insurmountable record set by "Titanic" in little over six weeks, handing Cameron the remarkable feat of directing the world's two biggest movies of all time.
It has reigned at the top of North American box office for six weeks. It has also led the field in France, China, Germany and Russia.
The action-adventure movie, starring Sigourney Weaver, is set in 2154 and tells the tale of a disabled ex-Marine sent to Pandora to infiltrate a race of 10-foot (3-meter) blue aliens and persuade them to let his employer mine their homeland for natural resources.
The film took more than five years to make and was reportedly one of the most expensive films, with a budget of at least $300 million.
It has wowed both critics and fans, winning a Golden Globe last week. It is expected to garner an Oscar nomination next month.
科幻鉅製《阿凡達》的發行方20世紀福克斯公司於本週二稱，目前《阿凡達》已超越《泰坦尼克號》，成爲世界電影史上票房最高的影片。
隸屬於新聞集團的20世紀福克斯公司的發言人格雷格•布里連特稱，截至本週一，這部由詹姆斯•卡梅隆執導的影片全球票房達18.59億美元，打破了《泰坦尼克號》在1997年至1998年創下的18.43億美元的票房紀錄。
該數據統計沒有考慮通貨膨脹因素。
《阿凡達》上映僅六週多就打破了《泰坦尼克號》創下的巔峯票房紀錄，這也使得卡梅隆成爲執導世界電影史上兩部最賣座電影的偉大導演。
《阿凡達》已連續六週穩居北美票房之首，在法國、中國、德國和俄羅斯也是獨佔票房之鰲頭。
這部由西格妮•韋弗出演的動作冒險片以2154年爲背景，講述了一名身有殘疾的前海軍陸戰隊老兵受命前往“潘多拉”星球，滲透進一個身高達10英尺（3米）的藍色外星人種族，試圖說服他們搬離居住地，以讓地球人在此開發自然資源的故事。
這部影片耗時五年多製作而成，據稱是世界電影史上最貴的影片之一，預算至少達3億美元。
《阿凡達》獲得影評家和影迷的盛讚。該片於上週斬獲金球獎，並有望於下月獲得奧斯卡獎提名。
Vocabulary:
sci-fi: science fiction的簡寫，科幻小說
rack up: to tally, accumulate, or amass as an achievement or score（累計，獲勝）
insurmountable：incapable of being surmounted, passed over, or overcome; insuperable（無法超越的，不能克服的）
lead the field: 處於領先地位
garner：to get; acquire; earn（獲得，收集）
