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SUCCES COMMERCIAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-07-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cinematography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- blockbuster movie
1, record 1, English, blockbuster%20movie
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- blockbuster 2, record 1, English, blockbuster
correct
- box office hit 3, record 1, English, box%20office%20hit
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A movie which is a huge financial success. 4, record 1, English, - blockbuster%20movie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In common usage, a "blockbuster" is a movie that has a box-office of more than $100 million upon release in North America. 4, record 1, English, - blockbuster%20movie
Record 1, Key term(s)
- block buster movie
- block buster
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cinématographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- superproduction
1, record 1, French, superproduction
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- grosse machine 2, record 1, French, grosse%20machine
correct, feminine noun
- succès de salle 3, record 1, French, succ%C3%A8s%20de%20salle
correct, masculine noun
- succès commercial 3, record 1, French, succ%C3%A8s%20commercial
correct, masculine noun
- blockbuster 4, record 1, French, blockbuster
avoid, anglicism
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Film [...] qui bénéficie d'un gros budget et d'une vaste couverture médiatique et dont on attend un grand succès commercial. 5, record 1, French, - superproduction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
grosse machine : désignation publiée au Journal officiel de la République française le 15 septembre 2006. 6, record 1, French, - superproduction
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cinematografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- éxito de taquilla
1, record 1, Spanish, %C3%A9xito%20de%20taquilla
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- taquillazo 1, record 1, Spanish, taquillazo
correct, masculine noun
- exitazo 1, record 1, Spanish, exitazo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La nueva y esperadísima película del director es todo un taquillazo [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - %C3%A9xito%20de%20taquilla
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
éxito de taquilla; taquillazo; exitazo: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que las expresiones "éxito de taquilla" y "éxito de ventas" son alternativas adecuadas al anglicismo "blockbuster" [...] Además, como variantes estilísticas coloquiales, también es posible optar, según el contexto, por los términos "taquillazo", "exitazo" [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - %C3%A9xito%20de%20taquilla
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