blockbuster
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Discovery stumbled in the second quarter, demonstrating the hazard of depending heavily on blockbuster returns from its Burbank film studio.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The company is one of the few nuclear developers that actually makes money, so its coming IPO could be a blockbuster.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Meanwhile, the fallout from James Frey’s blockbuster memoir A Million Little Pieces, after he was accused of fabricating elements of his life story, was rippling through the industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Discovery — a blockbuster deal that would reshape Hollywood by uniting two storied studios.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
It was almost like watching the plan beamed straight from his brain onto the screen of a blockbuster movie.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
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But is it really worth seeing these blockbusters in Imax?
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
And even though he starred in one of Hollywood’s hugest blockbusters, it takes a certain kind of confidence to share the spotlight with a dinosaur.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Big-budget blockbusters in particular have suffered, with many films underperforming at the box office.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
For the past few years, despite blockbusters like “Top Gun: Maverick” and “A Minecraft Movie,” the industry has frequently gone weeks without a hit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
His romantic novels such as The Last of the Mohicans were literary blockbusters.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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