The Super Mario Movie and Big Money in Cinema
《超級瑪利歐兄弟電影》與電影業的巨額獲利
Introduction
Many people like movies from famous series. The new movie 'The Super Mario Galaxy' is the first movie to make one billion dollars in 2026.
許多人喜歡知名系列的電影。新電影《超級瑪利歐銀河》是 2026 年第一部票房突破十億美元的電影。
Main Body
The Super Mario movie made a lot of money. It made over one billion dollars in total. Now, the Mario movies made 2.3 billion dollars. This is more money than many other cartoons.
《超級瑪利歐》電影賺了很多錢。總計突破了十億美元。目前，瑪利歐系列電影已賺得 23 億美元。這比許多其他動畫電影的獲利更多。
Some movies make a billion dollars because people know the name. Disney does this with 'Avatar'. Other movies, like 'Star Wars', show the movie again in 3D to make more money.
有些電影能賺到十億美元是因為品牌知名度。迪士尼在《阿凡達》中就採取這種策略。其他電影如《星際大戰》，則透過 3D 重新上映來獲取更多收益。
Big companies compete to make the most money. Marvel has many billion-dollar movies. Universal Pictures also makes a lot of money from movies in China.
大公司之間競爭著誰能賺到最多錢。漫威（Marvel）擁有多部十億美元級的電影。環球影業在中國市場也獲利豐厚。
Conclusion
Movies from famous brands are very popular. They use global markets to make billions of dollars.
知名品牌的電影非常受歡迎。它們利用全球市場賺取數十億美元。
Vocabulary Learning
💰 Talking about Money & Amounts
In this text, we see how to describe big numbers and amounts simply. To get to A2, you need to know how to compare things.
1. The 'More Than' Pattern
When one thing is bigger than another, we use:
More + [Noun] + than + [Other thing]
Example from text: "...more money than many other cartoons." Your turn to try (Mental Note): "I have more books than my friend."
2. Key Vocabulary for Big Numbers
- Billion → 1,000,000,000 (Very big!)
- Total → The final amount after adding everything.
- Over → More than (Example: "Over one billion" means 1,000,000,001 or more).
3. Simple Action Words (Verbs) Notice how the text uses 'Make' for money:
- Make money → To earn profit.
- Make a billion → To reach a specific amount of money.
Quick Summary: Money amount → More than → Comparison