请把下面的汉语翻译成一句英文:
据初步票房估计,动画儿童电影《老雷斯的故事》(The Lorax)击败了几部新上映的电影,包括一部大制作的科幻史诗巨片,蝉联上周末北美票房冠军。
参考答案:
An animated children’s film fended off several new releases, including a big-budget sci-fi epic, to remain as the weekend’s top-grossing movie, according to early studio estimates.
plural ep·ics
[count] 1: a long poem that tells the story of a hero's adventures
▪ Homer's ancient Greek epic “The Odyssey”
2: a long book, movie, etc., that usually tells a story about exciting events or adventures
▪ Homer's ancient Greek epic “The Odyssey”