blockbuster
a highly successful film, book, or play
TRANSLATION
blockbuster = der Kassenschlager blockbuster (adj) = spektakulär --- GOOGLE INDEX blockbuster: approximately 62,000,000 Google hits
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blockbuster
noun
- a book or film that is very successful, especially because it is exciting
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
adjective
- successful, spectacular
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Bust or blockbuster?
Stephen King was once dismayed to learn that his book Carrie had been rejected for publication. The unfortunate publisher, who thought the book would be a bust, said, "We are not interested in science fiction which deals with negative utopias. They do not sell." Carrie was then printed by another publisher, sold more than four million copies and was made into a blockbuster film.
The term blockbuster arose during World War II as Royal Air Force slang for an extremely large (as much as 8000 pounds) type of bomb, so powerful that it was capable of destroying an entire city block of buildings. After the war ended, the term "blockbuster" was taken over by the advertising and movie industry in the 1950s, who added it to such superlatives as "astounding," "incredible," "unbelievable" and "awesome."
Although blockbuster is usually reserved for the arts such as books, films and musicals, it can also be used as an adjective to describe something successful or spectacular (The blockbuster trial has been closely followed by the media).
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SYNONYMS
hit, tour de force, triumph, masterpiece
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noun
- a book or film that is very successful, especially because it is exciting
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
adjective
- successful, spectacular
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Bust or blockbuster?
Stephen King was once dismayed to learn that his book Carrie had been rejected for publication. The unfortunate publisher, who thought the book would be a bust, said, "We are not interested in science fiction which deals with negative utopias. They do not sell." Carrie was then printed by another publisher, sold more than four million copies and was made into a blockbuster film.
The term blockbuster arose during World War II as Royal Air Force slang for an extremely large (as much as 8000 pounds) type of bomb, so powerful that it was capable of destroying an entire city block of buildings. After the war ended, the term "blockbuster" was taken over by the advertising and movie industry in the 1950s, who added it to such superlatives as "astounding," "incredible," "unbelievable" and "awesome."
Although blockbuster is usually reserved for the arts such as books, films and musicals, it can also be used as an adjective to describe something successful or spectacular (The blockbuster trial has been closely followed by the media).
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SYNONYMS
hit, tour de force, triumph, masterpiece
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"You can never guarantee if a film will be a blockbuster."
