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Vocabulary:
- earnings /UR-ningz/
- sequel /SEE-kwuhl/
- parallel /PAR-uh-lel/
- collaboration /kuh-LAB-uh-rey-shun/
- establish /ih-STAB-lish/
[noun] money that you get from working; money earned by a business
The company had almost $45,000 earnings this past month.
[noun] a film or a book that continues the story of a previous book or film
I’ll never know what happened to Twilight if I don’t read the book’s sequel.
[noun] similarity between two things
There’s an obvious parallel between Armageddon and Deep Impact.
[noun] the activity of working together with another person or organization for a particular purposes
The collaboration with other departments improves efficiency in the company.
[verb] to start something that will last for a long time
The CEO started to establish a new organization that would help the victims of cancer.
Marvel is on track to make it the box-office movie of the year. Shawn Robbins, an expert analyst, said that success ultimately boils down to the studio by enhancing character development of each actor. He had drawn a parallel between Marvel and other movies.
Kevin Feige, Marvel Studios President, said that believing in the ability of each character makes them produce good quality movies. Marvel became popular because of their collaboration with Disney Marvel Studios. This collaboration helped Marvel to create more than 10 films which costs $17 billion each year.
According to Feige, now that the Marvel has already established a good reputation, they still cannot tell how viewers will react to the movies they produce. But, the makers assured that they will keep on making the best films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe!
Comprehension Questions:
- Accoring to the article, in what way did the Marvel Universe become popular?
- How much did Ant-Man and the Wasp earn?
- To whom did Marvel Studios collaborate with?
- Who plays Ant-Man in the movie?
- Who is Kevin Feige?
Discussion Questions:
- Have you watched the Ant-Man and the Wasp? If yes, what can you say about it? If no, why not?
- Why do you think the movie became number one on its first opening? Explain your answer.
- What can you say about Marvel movies? Please explain your answer.
- If you will be a Marvel superhero, who would you choose?
- In your opinion, what makes a movie award-winning?