blockbuster

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"Fast & Furious," "Slumdog Millionaire," "Gran Torino" and every other blockbuster has been available to see for those who are willing, yet the box office is booming.

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  1. noun Something, such as a film or book, that sustains widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales.
  2. noun A high-explosive bomb used for demolition purposes.
  3. noun One that engages in the practice of blockbusting.

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  • One qualification: I'm not talking about written science fiction, which has been humming along in all kinds of glory and diversity, but rather science fiction in the movies and in the particular form known as the big budget blockbuster which is the one most associated with science fiction in the public mind. —  ChallengingDestiny22:April2006
  • Director Christopher Nolan and brother Jonathan Nolan co-wrote the screenplay for the Batman blockbuster, which is based on the DC Comics franchise. —  Entertainment News: CBSNews.com
  • New research is paving the way for potentially cleaner, more efficient production of cancer-fighting paclitaxel -- better known as the blockbuster drug ...
  • Research by Michigan State University chemist Kevin Walker is paving the way for potentially cleaner, more efficient production of cancer-fighting paclitaxel -- better known as the blockbuster drug Taxol. —  PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories
  • "Fast & Furious," "Slumdog Millionaire," "Gran Torino" and every other blockbuster has been available to see for those who are willing, yet the box office is booming. —  In Contention
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