Art is meant to be enjoyed for its beauty, not to be measured by box-office value.

艺术是为审美享受不是为票房价值而创造的。

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But under attacks of commercial films and other unfavorable economic factors, low-cost art films are meeting impacts of box office suffered setbacks and lack of universal value.

然而，在商业大片的夹击及档期的不利因素困扰下，小成本艺术电影正遭受着价值普遍缺失和票房受挫的影响。

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Proof of this fact can be found in the colossal box office failures of some of the most technologically advanced movies that nevertheless lack entertainment value due to the lack of a good story.

有事实证明，技术上最先进的电影也会因为故事性差而缺乏娱乐价值以致于票房收入失败。

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In other countries, value-added taxes are taken out of gross box-office receipts, before the money is divided between studios and theaters.

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