【英语国际】克鲁尼携《美国人》勇夺周末票房冠军

George Clooney's 'The American' shot past rivals at the box office over the Labor Day holiday weekend. The drama, in which Clooney stars as an American assassin taking a breather in Italy after a botched job in Sweden, is estimated to have grossed just under $13 million from Friday to Sunday. The Focus Feature release, which opened on Wednesday to get a two-day head start on its competition, has currently grossed $16.1 million since its debut and is expected to pull in $20 million in total by Monday.

'George Clooney represents further proof that actors need not be young to be cool and appealing to audiences. There is something in the air and the power has seemingly shifted from the young guns to the old guard and one need only look at the success of 'The American,' 'The Expendables' and pop culture in general for the evidence,' said Paul Dergarabedian, the president of Hollywood.com Box Office.

Last week's top-grossing film, Sony Screen Gems' 'Takers,' came in just behind 'The American,' with an estimated $11.5 million - for a cumulative gross of $37.9 million after two weeks. Rounding out the top five were 20th Century Fox's gory Robert Rodriguez vehicle 'Machete,' with $11.3 million, Lionsgate's 'The Last Exorcism,' with $7.6 million (for a total gross of $33.3 million after two weeks), and Warner Bros.' Drew Barrymore and Justin Long romantic comedy 'Going the Distance,' which grossed a disappointing $6.9 million.

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治•克鲁尼（George Clooney）主演的《美国人》（The American，又译《美国刺客》）在美国劳动节的这个周末打败了票房榜上的所有对手。片中克鲁尼扮演一个在瑞典完成一次艰巨任务后去往意大利休息放松的美国刺客。据估计，该片周五到周日的票房接近1,300万美元。Focus Features电影公司出品的这部影片于周三上映，提前两天进入票房争夺战。该片自首映以来共获得1,610万美元的票房，预计周一总票房将达到2,000万美元。

票房跟踪网站Hollywood.com票房部总裁德加拉伯迪安（Paul Dergarabedian）说，乔治•克鲁尼进一步证明，演员并不是年轻才会酷、才会吸引观众。这并不是一定的，看来老戏骨的影响力已经胜过了新生代，只要看看《美国人》、《敢死队》(The Expendables)的成功以及大众流行文化趋势的流行趋势就知道了。

上周冠军、Sony Screen Gems的《劫匪》（Takers）以预计1,150万美元的票房紧随《美国人》其后，上映两周总票房为3,790万美元。排名前五的还有：20世纪福克斯（20th Century Fox）投资的、由罗伯特•罗德里格兹（Robert Rodriguez）执导的动作片《弯刀》(Machete)，票房成绩为1,130万美元；狮门影业（Lionsgate）的《最后的驱魔》（The Last Exorcism），票房760万美元（上映两周累计总票房3,300万美元）；华纳兄弟（Warner Bros）投资、德鲁•巴里摩尔（Drew Barrymore）与贾斯汀•朗（Justin Long）主演的浪漫喜剧《远距离爱情》（Going the Distance，又译《真爱零距离》），票房690万美元，有些令人失望。