Godzilla Minus Zero Tops US Box Office
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A new movie called 'Godzilla Minus Zero' opened in the US. It did very well in its first weekend.
The movie made a lot of money at the box office. This means many people bought tickets to see it.
'Godzilla Minus Zero' is a Japanese film about the famous monster Godzilla. Fans and critics are talking about it a lot.
Another film, 'Ramayana: Rise of a Legend', also did well at cinemas around the world this weekend.
Both movies were very popular. People went to theaters to watch them in big numbers.
Film critics wrote reviews about 'Godzilla Minus Zero'. Many of them liked the movie a lot.
The movie's success shows that people still love going to the cinema. Big monster movies can still bring large audiences.
Vocabulary15 words
- movie
- a film you watch
- box office
- money a film earns from tickets
- critics
- people who write about if a film is good
- cinemas
- places where you watch films
- reviews
- writing that says if something is good or bad
- audiences
- groups of people watching something
- opening weekend
- the first few days a film is shown
- monster
- a big scary creature
- Japanese
- from Japan
- fans
- people who like something very much
- success
- doing very well
- popular
- liked by many people
- tickets
- small papers you buy to enter
- theaters
- buildings where films are shown
- famous
- known by many people
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1. It opened very successfully 2. A famous monster 3. True
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A new _____ called 'Godzilla Minus Zero' opened in the US.
The movie made a lot of money at the _____.
'Godzilla Minus Zero' is a _____ film about the famous monster Godzilla.
Fans and _____ are talking about it a lot.
Another film, 'Ramayana: Rise of a Legend', also did well at _____ around the world.
Both movies were very _____.
Film critics wrote _____ about 'Godzilla Minus Zero'.
Big monster movies can still bring large _____.
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