LOS ANGELES — Two big stars took the box office this weekend: Taylor Swift and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
Taylor’s film, “The Official Release Party of a Show Girl,” made $33 million in North America. This film showed her new albums and videos. It only had a small promotion but was very popular. Dwayne Johnson’s movie, “The Smashing Machine,” earned only $6 million. It was in third place.
Other films did okay too. “Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie” made $5.2 million. “The Conjuring: Last Rites” made $4 million. “Demon Slayer” earned $3.5 million.
The weekend was full of fun movies. It shows that there are many types of films for everyone.
Vocabulary List:
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Box office/ˈbɒks ˈɒfɪs/noun
The commercial reception of a film typically measured by ticket sales.
Promotion/prəˈmoʊʃən/noun
Activities that support or enhance the sale of a product or service.
Earned/ɜrnd/verb
To have received payment or gained something as a result of effort.
Popular/ˈpɒp.jʊ.lər/adjective
Liked or admired by many people.
Types/taɪps/noun
Categories or classes of things that share common characteristics.
Earn/ɜrn/verb
To receive payment for work or services performed.
