速8票房破记录，中国疯狂揽金超24.4亿！

 　　"The Fate of the Furious", or "Fast 8", became the all-time top-grossing imported film in China on Saturday, with ticket sales of 2.44 billion yuan (around 350 million U.S. dollars) since its opening on April 14.

　　The latest instalment in the Hollywood film franchise¹ "Fast and Furious" surpassed its prequel, "Furious 7", which raked in 2.42 billion yuan in 2015, to top the chart.

　　This is not the first time the blockbuster smashed a box office record in China.

　　On its opening day, the film pulled in 386 million yuan, making it the biggest day ever in Chinese box office history, according to data from cinema website Maoyan.com.

　　"The Fate of the Furious" set another record for the highest revenue from midnight screenings, gathering² 59.8 million yuan on its opening night to overtake the record of 52.5 million yuan made by "Furious 7" in April 2015.

1 franchise   

n.特许，特权，专营权，特许权

参考例句：

• Catering in the schools is run on a franchise basis.学校餐饮服务以特许权经营。
• The United States granted the franchise to women in 1920.美国于1920年给妇女以参政权。

2 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。