box-office bomb



box-office bomb

A film that performs very poorly in ticket sales, earning less than the cost of production. After its third box-office bomb in a row, the film studio was forced to close down.
See also: bomb

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Boyer['bəujə]
Connla-Irish Mythology
Daidalos-Greek Mythology
DollieDAHL-eeEnglish
HeidiHIE-dee (German, English), HAY-dee (Finnish)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, English
Joe[dʒəu]