A: In addition to “Inside Out 2” at the top, what were the other highest-grossing films domestically last year?
B: “Gatao: Like Father, Like Son” was the only Taiwanese movie among the top 10 blockbusters, which included five animated films.
A: I’m surprised that the Taiwanese hit “The Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon” wasn’t on the chart.
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B: But it grossed over 500 million Chinese yuan in China, which is nearly NT$2.5 billion. The figure was five times higher than that of the best-selling film in Taiwan.
A: Its success shows that Taiwanese movies should go international.
A: 那除了冠軍《腦筋急轉彎2》以外，去年台灣最賣座的電影有哪些？
B: 前10名只有《角頭—大橋頭》是國片，另外還有多達5部是動畫電影。
A: 國片《周處除三害》沒上榜真意外。
B: 但該片在中國狂賣超過5億人民幣，近25億台幣，是台灣冠軍票房的5倍！
A: 可見國片還是該走向海外市場。
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
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