commercial success
Profitable popular outcome
Commercial success is achievement measured by profit and sales rather than critical acclaim or artistic merit.
A product, film, or artist can be a commercial success while being panned by critics, or vice versa: The movie was a commercial success but won no awards.
The phrase often carries a faint suggestion that popularity came at the expense of quality.
- cash flowMoney entering and exiting
- bottom lineEssential point or conclusion
- profitGain exceeding expenditure
- gross marginProfit from direct costs
- net incomeProfit after all deductions
market share · blockbuster · box office hit · bankable · return on investment · innovation · platinum · customer loyalty · competitive advantage · crowd-pleaser · smash · money-spinner · cash cow · bestseller · shareholder value · mass appeal · mainstream appeal · revenue
- box officebox office, gross, worldwide gross, opening weekend, ticket sales
- music industryalbum, albums, singles, record label, record labels
- excellenceexcellence, greatness, superior, perfection, premium
- receptionacclaim, applause, backlash, buzz, criticism
- entertainment businessrecording contract, movie deal, book deal, development deal, talent deal
- Hitshit, hit single, smash, megahit, chart-topper
commercial successflop
Complete commercial failure
box office bomb · market failure · financial loss · tanked · bombed
commercial successcritical darling
Work reviewers champion
critical success · cult classic · critical acclaim · sleeper · award winner