box-office bomb

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Noun

box-office bomb (plural box-office bombs)

1. (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