highest-grossing
Biggest box office
Highest-grossing describes something that has earned the most revenue, typically used for films, concerts, or other entertainment: the highest-grossing movie of all time, the highest-grossing tour in history.
The term measures total sales rather than profit or attendance.
Yielding substantial profit
- profitableProducing financial benefit
- cash cowDependable income source
- record-settingSurpassing previous best marks
- chart-toppingRanking first in sales
number one · best-selling · smash hit · phenomenon · sensation · must-see · sold-out
Revenue from admission purchases
- revenueBusiness income total
- opening weekendFirst days of release
- record-breakingExceeding prior bests
- multiplexMulti-screen movie theater
premiere · screening · theatrical release · cinema · blockbuster · megahit · franchise · sequel
American film industry center
- BollywoodIndian film industry
- film industryCommercial moviemaking sector
- studioCreative professional's workspace
- distributorEntity channeling goods downstream
producer · entertainment · franchise · merchandise · licensing · production cost · profit margin · return on investment
Deity in earthly form
- TitanicIll-fated 1912 vessel
- Star WarsIconic space fantasy franchise
- Jurassic ParkDinosaur amusement park catastrophe
- The Lion KingDisney's savanna succession drama
Harry Potter · Spider-Man · The Dark Knight · Top Gun Maverick · Barbie · Avengers · Black Panther · Finding Nemo
lucrative
Yielding substantial profit
- profitableProducing financial benefit
- cash cowDependable income source
- record-settingSurpassing previous best marks
chart-topping · number one · best-selling · smash hit · phenomenon · sensation · must-see · sold-out
ticket sales
Revenue from admission purchases
- revenueBusiness income total
- opening weekendFirst days of release
- record-breakingExceeding prior bests
multiplex · premiere · screening · theatrical release · cinema · blockbuster · megahit · franchise · sequel · tentpole
Hollywood
American film industry center
- BollywoodIndian film industry
- film industryCommercial moviemaking sector
- studioCreative professional's workspace
distributor · producer · entertainment · franchise · merchandise · licensing · production cost · profit margin · return on investment · star power
Avatar
Deity in earthly form
- TitanicIll-fated 1912 vessel
- Star WarsIconic space fantasy franchise
- Jurassic ParkDinosaur amusement park catastrophe
The Lion King · Harry Potter · Spider-Man · The Dark Knight · Top Gun Maverick · Barbie · Avengers · Black Panther · Finding Nemo · Shrek
highest-grossingflop
Complete commercial failure
bomb · money-loser · box-office bomb · box office bomb · turkey
high, higher, gross, grossing, grossed, grosses, grossly, grossness, height