Blockbuster (entertainment)
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- | '''Blockbuster''', as applied to [[film]] or [[theater]], denotes a very [[popular]] and/or [[success]]ful production. The term was originally derived from theater [[slang]] referring to a particularly successful [[play]] but is now used primarily by the film industry. A pivotal moment in films was the 1975 release of [[Steven Spielberg]]'s first major hit, ''[[Jaws (film)|Jaws]]'', widely regarded as the birth of the [[blockbuster (entertainment)|blockbuster]] motion picture (a trend sealed two years later with the release of ''[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope]]''. | + | '''Blockbuster''', as applied to [[film]] or [[theater]], denotes a very [[popular]] and/or [[success]]ful production. The term was originally derived from theater [[slang]] referring to a particularly successful [[play]] but is now used primarily by the film industry. A pivotal moment in films was the 1975 release of [[Steven Spielberg]]'s first major hit, ''[[Jaws (film)|Jaws]]'', widely regarded as the birth of the [[blockbuster (entertainment)|blockbuster]] motion picture. |
+ | == See also == | ||
+ | *[[Blockbuster (entertainment)]] | ||
+ | *[[Bestseller]] | ||
+ | *[[Hit]] | ||
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Blockbuster, as applied to film or theater, denotes a very popular and/or successful production. The term was originally derived from theater slang referring to a particularly successful play but is now used primarily by the film industry. A pivotal moment in films was the 1975 release of Steven Spielberg's first major hit, Jaws, widely regarded as the birth of the blockbuster motion picture.
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