《唐山大地震》創票房神話 史上最賣座國產片誕生?

"Aftershock," a movie about the 1976 Tangshan earthquake, has grossed over 160 million yuan (23.5 million ars) at the Chinese box office since its opening on July 22, the State Administration of Radio Film and Television (SARFT) said Monday.

國家廣電總局於本週一發佈消息稱，講述1976年唐山地震的影片《唐山大地震》自7月22日上映以來國內總票房收入已突破1.6億元（合2350萬美元）大關。

The figure does not include the movie's earnings from IMAX screenings. It's the first Chinese movie to be screened in IMAX.

這一數字並不包括IMAX放映的收入。該片是中國首部IMAX電影。

The movie earned more than 100 million yuan within three days of its release, breaking the Chinese box office record previously held by "The Founding of a Republic."

上映三日，該片票房已突破1億元，一舉打破了之前由《建國大業》保持的國內票房紀錄。

"The Founding of a Republic," which earned a total box office of 420 million yuan, took three and a half days to earn 100 million when it was released in September 2009.

《建國大業》曾創下4.2億票房總收入。2009年9月，該片上映後，只用了三天半的時間，票房便達到1億元。

"Aftershock" set its first box office record on its release day when it earned 36.2 million yuan - the highest box office ever for a local movie on its opening day.

《唐山大地震》的首映日票房爲3620萬元，創下了該片的首個票房紀錄——本土影片放映首日票房的最好成績。

The movie's director, Feng Xiaogang, one of China's most successful commercial directors, said Monday in an interview with Xinhua that the movie's box office is close to what he had expected and that there was "no big problem" for it grossing between 350 and 400 million yuan over the next two weeks.

作爲中國最成功的商業片導演之一，該片導演馮小剛於本週一接受了新華社的採訪。他表示，影片票房很接近他的預期；今後兩週票房達到3.5-4億元，這“基本上沒什麼問題”。

As to whether the movie's box office will reach 500 million yuan -- a mark no Chinese movie has ever achieved -- Feng said it would depend on whether the movie can attract another three to four million viewers 20 days after its release.

對於該片票房能否達到5億元——這一中國電影從未達到的票房數字，馮小剛表示這取決於上映後20日，該片能否再次吸引300到400萬的觀衆前來觀影。

Satisfied with the box office result so far, Feng said the movie's sustainability at the box office would be "no doubt" stronger than his popular romantic comedy "If You Are the One," which earned about 350 million yuan.

馮小剛很滿意目前的票房成績。他說，相比之前創下3.5億票房的愛情喜劇片《非誠勿擾》，《唐山大地震》的票房還會後續發力。

"Aftershock" is about a mother's three-decade journey leading to an emotional reunion with the daughter she thought she had lost in the earthquake. The Tangshan earthquake left more than 240,000 dead.

《唐山大地震》講述的是一位母親跨越30年的人生路，她本以爲女兒已在地震中喪生，多年後重逢她又將面對與女兒之間情感上的裂痕修復。唐山大地震的死亡人數超過24萬。

A survey on , one of China's major news portals, shows nearly half of the 20,015 people surveyed said the movie was "very good and surpassed expectations."

新浪網一項調查顯示，參與調查的20015人中，有近半數的人表示該片“超乎想象，十分精彩”。

About one quarter of those surveyed said the great performances of the movie's cast moved them the most.

約1/4的受訪者表示，他們大都被片中演員的精彩演繹所感動。

In a popular movie theater in central Beijing, most of the audience in one screening of the movie were moved to tears, as their weeping could be heard from time to time throughout the movie.

在北京市中心一家人氣很高的電影院中，大多數觀衆在欣賞該片時都感動流淚，觀影過程中不時傳來人們的啜泣聲。

Also there was laughter during the movie's screening, especially when advertisements were inserted into the story line of the movie and given close-up shots.

當然觀影時觀衆也會發出笑聲，尤其當看到被植入廣告的電影臺詞以及特寫時。

The advertisements include those for a luxury car company, an insurance company, a large state-owned bank, a sports wear company, and a Chinese wine maker.

Fifteen minutes of the movie's total length of two and a half hours were for these advertisements, which have drawn criticism from the media as well as the public.

這些廣告包括名車廠商、保險公司、大型國有銀行、運動服飾公司、以及一家國內酒商。在兩個半小時的影片中，廣告佔用了15分鐘，此舉受到媒體和公衆的批評。

In an interview with Xinhua on Monday, Zhang Hongsen, vice director of the SARFT film department said advertisements placed in movies were necessary for film makers to make profits, as piracy poses a threat to their revenues.

本週一，國家廣電總局電影局副局長張宏森在接受新華社採訪時表示，由於盜版猖獗，威脅到製片方的收入，因此他們出於利益的考慮，需要在電影中植入廣告。

He said a tougher crackdown on piracy was essential to solving the problem of such advertisements placed into movies

他說，加強打擊盜版是解決植入廣告過度這一問題的根本途徑。.