box-office bomb
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box-office bomb
noun box-office bombs · box office bomb
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A motion picture that generates relatively low revenue at the box office, especially less than the budget for producing it.
The story organization is acquiring a lot of downbeat, disgusting properties like ALL FALL DOWN (which turned into an awful box-office bomb) and TWO WEEKS IN ANOTHER TOWN (which will do the same thing .
Similar: flop, turkey · Opposite: blockbuster
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noun motion picture that generates relatively low revenue at the box office
| Español | fracaso en taquilla |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 매표소 실패 maepyoso silpae |
| 中文 | 票房撲街 /票房扑街 piàofáng pūjiē, 票房慘淡 /票房惨淡 piàofáng cǎndàn, 票房崩盤 /票房崩盘 piàofáng bēngpán |
| Deutsch | Flop |
| Italiano | fallimento al botteghino |
| Tiếng Việt | bom xịt |
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