blockbuster
noun
block·bust·er
ˈbläk-ˌbə-stər 
often attributive
1
: a very large high-explosive bomb
2
: one that is notably expensive, effective, successful, large, or extravagant
3
: one who engages in blockbusting
Examples of blockbuster in a Sentence
a 900-page blockbuster of a novel
the movie is expected to be the biggest blockbuster of the summer
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By tying a blockbuster Hollywood fairytale to real Middle Eastern terrain, the film placed Jordan squarely in the visual imagination of a new generation.
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Essie Assibu, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
The film sits firmly in the tradition of Jordan Peele, the horror auteur whose Get Out was a blockbuster hit in 2017.
—Neda Ulaby, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
From the harrowing footage of a Kimera employee’s supposedly fatal recon mission to the wild night Guillermo’s right-hand man, Oswaldo (Enrique Arce), enjoys in Bangkok, it’s all produced like a Hollywood blockbuster.
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The series throws its 292 fallen samurai warriors into a fight to the death and, ultimately, for the winner, untold riches, with period echoes of FX’s wildly successful Shogun and plot echoes of Netflix’s own blockbuster Squid Game.
—Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
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Essie Assibu, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
The film sits firmly in the tradition of Jordan Peele, the horror auteur whose Get Out was a blockbuster hit in 2017.
—Neda Ulaby, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
From the harrowing footage of a Kimera employee’s supposedly fatal recon mission to the wild night Guillermo’s right-hand man, Oswaldo (Enrique Arce), enjoys in Bangkok, it’s all produced like a Hollywood blockbuster.
—Judy Berman, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
The series throws its 292 fallen samurai warriors into a fight to the death and, ultimately, for the winner, untold riches, with period echoes of FX’s wildly successful Shogun and plot echoes of Netflix’s own blockbuster Squid Game.
—Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Blockbuster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blockbuster. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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blockbuster
noun
block·bust·er
ˈbläk-ˌbəs-tər
: one that is very large, successful, or violent
a blockbuster of a movie
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