Phrase guide

box-office bomb

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A motion picture that generates relatively low revenue at the box office, especially less than the budget for producing it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: flop, turkey

Antonyms: blockbuster

History

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 票房撲街 /票房扑街 (piàofáng pūjiē) — motion picture that generates relatively low revenue at the box office
  • Chinese Mandarin: 票房慘淡 /票房惨淡 (piàofáng cǎndàn) — motion picture that generates relatively low revenue at the box office
  • Chinese Mandarin: 票房崩盤 /票房崩盘 (piàofáng bēngpán) — motion picture that generates relatively low revenue at the box office
  • German: Flop — motion picture that generates relatively low revenue at the box office
  • Hungarian: bukás — motion picture that generates relatively low revenue at the box office
  • Hungarian: bukta — motion picture that generates relatively low revenue at the box office
  • Italian: fallimento al botteghino — motion picture that generates relatively low revenue at the box office
  • Korean: 매표소 실패 (maepyoso silpae) — motion picture that generates relatively low revenue at the box office
  • Polish: klapa — motion picture that generates relatively low revenue at the box office
  • Polish: fiasko — motion picture that generates relatively low revenue at the box office
  • Spanish: fracaso en taquilla — motion picture that generates relatively low revenue at the box office
  • Vietnamese: bom xịt — motion picture that generates relatively low revenue at the box office