box office hit
Lucrative cinema release
A box office hit is a film that earns substantial revenue from ticket sales, exceeding expectations or production costs by a wide margin.
The term emphasizes commercial rather than critical success—a movie can be a box office hit while receiving poor reviews: The sequel was panned by critics but became a box office hit anyway.
- blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property
- smashBreak violently apart
- selloutCompromiser of integrity
- premiereFirst public performance
- cinemaMotion picture theater
sold out shows · Hollywood · big screen · ticket · popcorn · multiplex · opening weekend · opening night · movie premiere · sequel · franchise · summer · red carpet · star · megahit · sensation · crowd · packed
- blockbustersAvengers, Harry Potter, Finding Nemo, The Dark Knight, Spider-Man
- franchisesfranchise, Star Wars, franchising, franchises, franchisor
- pop culturememe, celebrities, memes, trending, fandoms
- big hitsblockbusters, blockbuster, hits, hit, bestseller
- excellenceexcellence, greatness, superior, perfection, premium
- income sourcessalary, wages, hourly pay, wage, commission
box office hitbox office bomb
Film losing significant money
flop · bomb · turkey · bust · limited release
box office hitcritical darling
Work reviewers champion
cult film · sleeper · arthouse film · indie film · underground film
boxes, boxed, boxing, office, offices, officer, officers, official, officials