"Transformers: The Age of Extinction" broke box office records both domestically and internationally, nabbing over 90 million U.S. dollars in China during its opening weekend, the biggest debut in the county's movie history.
《变形金刚:绝迹重生》在国内国际市场上创下票房新高，中国首映周末票房超过9千万美元，刷新了历史记录。

The 3D sci-fi franchise film(科幻大片) also claimed the crown(夺冠) of being the first movie(电影) in North America(北美) to bust the 100-million-dollar mark —the best opening(最好开局) this year on the continent to date(到目前为止).

Also seeing high box office(票房) numbers in Russia(俄罗斯) and South Korea(韩国), "Age of Extinction" has so far raked in(赚钱) over 300-million dollars worldwide.

"Transformers" director(导演) Michael Bay brought the Autobots(汽车人) and Company to China during the making of the movie, with "Age of Extinction" including scenes shot(场景) at some of the country's famous sights(著名景点), like the Great Wall(长城).

重点词汇Key Words：

票房 piào fáng
box office
票 n. ticket
房 n. room
eg. 这部影片票房大卖。
     The film was a huge box-office success.

电影 diàn yǐng
film/movie
eg. 看电影 go to the cinema
     电影票 movie ticket
     电影院 cinema

导演 dǎo yǎn
direct/director
n. 他是一位有名的电影导演。
    He is a famous screen director.

v. 他导演了那部有名的电影。
    He directed that famous movie.

景点 jǐng diǎn
sights/view spots

eg. 北京著名的景点：
    [cháng chéng] 长城 The Great Wall
    [gù gōng ] 故宫 The Palace Museum（The Forbidden City）
    [yí hé yuán] 颐和园 The Summer Palace
    [rén mín dà huì táng ] 人民大会堂 Great Hall of the people
    [tiān ān mén guǎng chǎng ] 天安门广场 Tian Anmen Square
    [xiāng shān] 香山 The Fragrant Hill
    [tiān tán] 天坛 The Temple of Heaven
    [yōng hé gōng] 雍和宫 Lama Temple
    [yuán míng yuán] 圆明园 the Old Summer Palace