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- A blockbuster is a work of entertainment—typically used to describe a feature film produced by a major film studio, but also other media—that is highly popular and financially successful.
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Feb 7, 2020 · The word first appeared in the pages of TIME in a Nov. 29, 1942, article on the Allied bombing of key industrial targets in fascist Italy; the bombs used for such missions were called...
A blockbuster is a work of entertainment—typically used to describe a feature film produced by a major film studio, but also other media—that is highly popular and financially successful.
These are the real Hollywood box office blockbusters, not the lists that only use today’s actuals and forget to adjust the box office for ticket inflation for the older films, aka, count the number of tickets sold.
May 3, 2024 · Today, the word blockbuster is usually associated with movies, whether you’re talking about a film that achieved massive success at the box office or a certain defunct video rental chain....
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The term blockbuster originally referred to a bomb that was capable of destroying an entire city block during World War II. Its transition into the entertainment industry came about post-war, when it began to describe movies with massive appeal and box office success.
Feb 20, 2024 · It’s common knowledge that, in the summer of 1975, Steven Spielberg’s Jaws created the modern blockbuster. But at the time of its release, there had already been plenty of action epics (like...
Jul 16, 2023 · Directed by Steven Spielberg, then just 26 years old, "Jaws" surfaced in the summer of 1975. John Williams' theme (the most famous two notes in Hollywood history), and those teeth, scared...
