box-office bomb

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Noun

box-office bomb (plural box-office bombs)

(informal) A motion picture that generates relatively low revenue at the box office, especially less than the budget for producing it.
Synonyms: flop, turkey

Antonym: blockbuster

Coordinate term: sleeper

My favorite movie was a giant box-office bomb.

Translations

motion picture that generates relatively low revenue at the box office

German: Flop (de) m
Hungarian: bukás (hu), bukta (hu)
Italian: fallimento al botteghino m
Korean: 매표소 실패 (maepyoso silpae)
Spanish: fracaso en taquilla m

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