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     • A blockbuster is a film that achieves massive commercial success, often characterized by high production costs, extensive marketing campaigns, and significant box office revenues.
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   What is a blockbuster movie?

   • RgStudio, E+ Collection, Getty Images 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. Though its meaning is innocuous now, back in the 1940s, it was used to describe something much darker.

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   When were successful movies called 'blockbusters'?

   • But successful movies were called "blockbusters" well before Jaws. I recall that when I was a kid in the 1960s, a local station had a timeslot where they showed movies that they called "Blockbuster Movie". The first movie they showed in that slot was "Gone With the Wind".

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   What is a blockbuster bomb?

   • Originally the word was used to describe large bombs dropped during World War II that could quite literally destroy an entire city block, or a "blockbuster bomb". The origins of the term when it comes to film, according to Wikipedia: In film, a number of terms were used to describe a hit.

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   Why are blockbusters called 'blockbusters'?

   • According to TIME, the original blockbusters were large, highly destructive bombs used during World War II. The magazine first printed the word in a November 29, 1942, article about an Allied bombing in Italy; the nickname came from the weapon’s ability to decimate entire city blocks.

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   What are the best blockbuster movies?

   • A quick Google search for “blockbuster movies” yields a list that’s dominated by superhero films: “Iron Man,” “Man of Steel,” and movies from “The Avengers” series. Other action movies like “Mad Max: Fury Road” and the “Transformers” series also made the list.

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   When did 'blockbusters' come out?

   • A version of this story was originally published in 2021 and has been updated for 2024. Before the word was used to describe hit movies, ‘blockbusters’ was a nickname for a highly destructive bomb.

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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 blockbusters...

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   Feb 20, 2024 · Marvel Studios, the most reliable blockbuster machine of the modern era, used to only release movies between May and August.

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   Aug 3, 2018 · The term “blockbuster” is typically reserved for movies with large budgets or big results at the box office. But what does the act of “busting blocks” have to do with movies, anyway?

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   Sep 20, 2024 · Blockbuster was an American rental store chain that made it to the UK in 1989, before its initial collapse in 2013. The chain started as a video rental shop, before stocking video games and DVDs...

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   Originally the word was used to describe large bombs dropped during World War II that could quite literally destroy an entire city block, or a "blockbuster bomb". The origins of the term when it comes to film, according to Wikipedia: In film, a number of terms were used to describe a hit.

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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.