2007-01-19 01:38:39 · 13 answers · asked by hero k 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
it means a movie that is a huge success
2007-01-19 01:41:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Now I'm confused. A "blockbuster" movie is one that's really successful, but the original meaning of "blockbuster" was "a huge bomb". Does anyone else see the contradiction here?
2007-01-19 09:53:23 · answer #2 · answered by donkeehotay999 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe the term was first used to describe popular films (circa 1930s) where people lined up around the block and more (i.e. the crowd busted out of the city block).
So a blockbuster is a work or an event that is very popular.
2007-01-19 09:43:25 · answer #3 · answered by frugernity 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Dear Hero K.....
The meaning of word Blockbuster is "A film or book that is a great commercial success" is called Blockbuster.
2007-01-20 02:36:39 · answer #4 · answered by The Answering Machine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Has a number of meanings:
1) large aerial bomb
2) hugely successful hit, something that is very popular (movie, book, etc.)
3) person or thing which is very impressive
4) real estate agent who practices blockbusting (practice of persuading homeowners to sell property at low prices by appealing to racist fears that minorities will move into the neighborhood and depress property values )
2007-01-19 09:42:18 · answer #5 · answered by blapath 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
usually means its a huge hit. Like when a movie does really well at the box office, it's a blockbuster.
2007-01-19 09:41:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Something, such as a film or book, that sustains widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales.
A high-explosive bomb used for demolition purposes.
One that engages in the practice of blockbusting.
2007-01-19 09:43:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
block·bust·er
–noun
1. an aerial bomb containing high explosives and weighing from four to eight tons, used as a large-scale demolition bomb.
2. a motion picture, novel, etc., esp. one lavishly produced, that has or is expected to have wide popular appeal or financial success.
3. something or someone that is forcefully or overwhelmingly impressive, effective, or influential: The campaign was a blockbuster.
4. a real-estate speculator who practices blockbusting.
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[Origin: 1940–45; block + buster]
2007-01-19 09:41:55 · answer #8 · answered by DT 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was originally the name of the very large conventional bombs England used against fortified German bunkers in World War II.
Later, it came to mean any popular and best-selling movie.
2007-01-19 09:42:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
An unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel)
2007-01-19 11:36:22 · answer #10 · answered by vanpandy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋