All the three movies got a huge boost during China's New Year holiday period, which is traditionally considered to be best time for the release of big budget Chinese movies.

在中国的春节假期期间，这三部电影都收获了高票房。贺岁档一贯被认为是上映大制作电影的最佳时间。

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I was really tired during the Chinese New Year, I played mahjong, string relatives, went shopping, watched movies and participated in the gathering students.

过年真的很累，打麻将、串亲戚、购物、看电影还参加了同学聚会。

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Earlier this year some people got the impression that Studio Ghibli was going to stop making new movies. Is that the case?

今年年初有人说吉卜力工作室以后可能不再制作新的电影了，事实是这样的么？

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"Quite often people do this work when they're starting out, " said Grant Wilfley, whose New York casting agency has supplied extras to movies like "Tower Heist, " "New Year's Eve" and "The Bourne Legacy, " due out this year.

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So that should give us at least six movies that will have locked in their nominations before the new year begins.

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Unlike hit movies, new versions of "Call of Duty" come out every year, with "Modern Warfare 3" due to arrive in stores Nov. 8.

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