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blockbuster

[blok-buhs-ter] / ˈblɒkˌbʌs tər /
NOUN
depth charge
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The Stallone story is more sharply told and, given that it culminates in the production of a single blockbuster, more concise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The ChatGPT-maker, along with rival Anthropic, have been eyeing blockbuster stock market debuts that would value the firms at more than $1tn each.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

But in short order, Cohn’s New York Magazine article was adapted into “Saturday Night Fever,” a blockbuster film and one of the bestselling albums of all time.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026

So, since that “Odyssey” contract was trading at 50 cents on Kalshi as of Monday afternoon, that means the market believes Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster has a 50% chance of winning.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

“Yes, it’s a blockbuster, coming to a theater near you, called Deal with Your Own Crap.”

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

Alejandro González Iñárritu cast the Hollywood star as a bombastic Texas oil baron in “Digger,” bringing the actor back to art-house cinema after almost two decades focused largely on action blockbusters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

It is hard to say how much to chalk up to AI, rather than longer-running trends like the decline of newspapers, record sales and Hollywood blockbusters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Film fans have had plenty of chances to spot Glasgow on the big screen in recent years, from superhero blockbusters to futuristic sci-fi thrillers.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

The film industry rode blockbusters like Spider Man and The Odyssey to a record for domestic ticket sales, Rentrak preliminary data show.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

The conventional bombs of World War II were called blockbusters.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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