Just days after the Jan. 4 premiere of Hollywood blockbuster Avatar in China, the box offices across the country had gone beyond 100 million yuan (around $14.7 million), thanks to the enthusiasm of huge number of Chinese movie fans.

好萊塢大片《阿凡達》(Avatar)1月4日在中國上映，由于中國眾多影迷的熱情，該片短短幾天票房便超過人民幣1億元（約1,470萬美元）。

As the year\'s first foreign movie in China, the sci-fi film has grabbed the imagination of tens of millions of Chinese. China Film Group Corp. Estimates are that the total box office take may ultimately top 500 million yuan. So far, the Hollywood disaster film 2024 has fetched the most at the box office in China\'s history at 460 million yuan.

《阿凡達》令中國影迷們心馳神往作為今年中國第一部進口大片，這部科幻影片令數千萬中國影迷心馳神往。預計這部影片總票房將突破5億元。截至目前，好萊塢災難片《2024》以人民幣4.6億元占據中國史上最高票房的位置。

Though almost every movie theater in big cities like Beijing and Shanghai gives Avatar top billing, with as many as 20 show times a day, Chinese viewers still find it tough to get a ticket. In Beijing, the Wanda Movie Theater in Shijingshan, the first IMAX theater in Asia, is the theater of choice for Avatar moviegoers. The theater\'s general manager told Chinese state-run broadcaster CRI Online that the theater shows the 3D IMAX version of Avatar five times a day, and that tickets are generally sold out a day in advance.

北京和上海等大城市幾乎每家影院都為《阿凡達》安排了最優先的檔期，每天最多達20場，然而中國觀眾仍然覺得一票難求。北京石景山的萬達影院是亞洲首家IMAX巨幕影院，也是《阿凡達》觀影者的首選。這家影院的總經理對國營媒體國際在線(CRI Online)說，影院每天放映五場3D IMAX版《阿凡達》，電影票通常提前一天售罄。

In Shanghai, to get an IMAX ticket for Avatar can mean waiting in freezing weather all night for a show three days later. Shanghai local media reported that on Friday, around 500 people were queuing for tickets at 8 a.m. in front of the downtown Peace Cinema, including some who had waited for 12 hours. Movie fans came equipped with quilts, wooden stools and snacks, in a scene reminiscent of that at train-station ticket windows before the Lunar New Year holidays in China, when huge numbers of Chinese travel to be with family.

在上海，想買到一張《阿凡達》IMAX電影票意味著要在嚴寒中整夜守候，買到的還是三天后的場次。上海當地媒體報道，上周五早上8點，市中心的和平影都已經有約500人排隊買票，其中一些人已經排了12個小時。排隊的影迷們帶上了棉被、凳子和零食，此情此景讓人想起中國春運前的火車票售票窗口。

Just days after the Jan. 4 premiere of Hollywood blockbuster Avatar in China, the box offices across the country had gone beyond 100 million yuan (around $14.7 million), thanks to the enthusiasm of huge number of Chinese movie fans.

好萊塢大片《阿凡達》(Avatar)1月4日在中國上映，由于中國眾多影迷的熱情，該片短短幾天票房便超過人民幣1億元（約1,470萬美元）。

As the year\'s first foreign movie in China, the sci-fi film has grabbed the imagination of tens of millions of Chinese. China Film Group Corp. Estimates are that the total box office take may ultimately top 500 million yuan. So far, the Hollywood disaster film 2024 has fetched the most at the box office in China\'s history at 460 million yuan.

《阿凡達》令中國影迷們心馳神往作為今年中國第一部進口大片，這部科幻影片令數千萬中國影迷心馳神往。預計這部影片總票房將突破5億元。截至目前，好萊塢災難片《2024》以人民幣4.6億元占據中國史上最高票房的位置。

Though almost every movie theater in big cities like Beijing and Shanghai gives Avatar top billing, with as many as 20 show times a day, Chinese viewers still find it tough to get a ticket. In Beijing, the Wanda Movie Theater in Shijingshan, the first IMAX theater in Asia, is the theater of choice for Avatar moviegoers. The theater\'s general manager told Chinese state-run broadcaster CRI Online that the theater shows the 3D IMAX version of Avatar five times a day, and that tickets are generally sold out a day in advance.

北京和上海等大城市幾乎每家影院都為《阿凡達》安排了最優先的檔期，每天最多達20場，然而中國觀眾仍然覺得一票難求。北京石景山的萬達影院是亞洲首家IMAX巨幕影院，也是《阿凡達》觀影者的首選。這家影院的總經理對國營媒體國際在線(CRI Online)說，影院每天放映五場3D IMAX版《阿凡達》，電影票通常提前一天售罄。

In Shanghai, to get an IMAX ticket for Avatar can mean waiting in freezing weather all night for a show three days later. Shanghai local media reported that on Friday, around 500 people were queuing for tickets at 8 a.m. in front of the downtown Peace Cinema, including some who had waited for 12 hours. Movie fans came equipped with quilts, wooden stools and snacks, in a scene reminiscent of that at train-station ticket windows before the Lunar New Year holidays in China, when huge numbers of Chinese travel to be with family.

在上海，想買到一張《阿凡達》IMAX電影票意味著要在嚴寒中整夜守候，買到的還是三天后的場次。上海當地媒體報道，上周五早上8點，市中心的和平影都已經有約500人排隊買票，其中一些人已經排了12個小時。排隊的影迷們帶上了棉被、凳子和零食，此情此景讓人想起中國春運前的火車票售票窗口。