'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Stays No. 1 for Six Weeks
The movie 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' is still number one. It has been number one for six weeks now. This is at the box office in the United States.
The box office shows which movies make the most money. 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' has made a lot of money. It is now close to a very big record.
The record belongs to 'Avengers: Endgame'. That movie made the most money ever in the US. 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' may soon break this record.
This summer has been a great summer for movies. People say it is a banner summer. This means it was a very good and successful summer for Hollywood.
Many people went to see movies this summer. 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' was one of the most popular. It stayed strong for many weeks.
Vocabulary15 words
- box office
- the money a movie makes from tickets
- banner summer
- a very good and successful summer
- record
- the best result ever
- domestic
- inside one country, like the US
- straight
- one after another, without stopping
- weekend
- Saturday and Sunday
- top
- the highest place or number one
- successful
- doing very well
- popular
- many people like it
- movie
- a film people watch
- close
- near
- made
- earned or got money
- number one
- the best or first place
- Hollywood
- the American movie business
- row
- many times, one after another
Quiz
Answer key
1. Six weeks 2. The all-time domestic box office record 3. True
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The movie 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' is still _____ one. It has been number one for _____ weeks now. This is at the _____ office in the United States.
The box office shows which movies make the most _____. 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' has made a lot of money. It is now close to a very big _____.
The record belongs to 'Avengers: _____'. That movie made the most money ever in the US.
This summer has been a great summer for movies. People say it is a _____ summer.
Many people went to see movies this _____. 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' was one of the most _____.