blockbuster film

collocation in English

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blockbuster
noun[C]
uk
/ˈblɒkˌbʌs.tər/us
/ˈblɑːkˌbʌs.tɚ/
a book or film that is ...
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film
noun
uk
/fɪlm/us
/fɪlm/
mainly UK
a series of moving pictures, usually shown in a cinema or on television and often telling ...
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Indeed, exploration of women's crimes is a mainstay of both television movies and blockbuster films, despite the relative infrequency of their crimes.
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This anxiety can be traced in made-for-television movies and blockbuster films, and in how newspapers and television news programmes report on women's trials.
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We must start making blockbuster films in this country, and we must be able to afford to make such films.
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The same year saw her major blockbuster films down south.
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The theatre also screens blockbuster films at times when there are no live performances.
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A large number of summer blockbuster films spawn a companion game, often launching at the same time to share the marketing costs.
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Key events of the story are supported with orchestral and cinematic compositions a move that was inspired by blockbuster films.
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In the end, the blockbuster films and special effects films of the late 1970s attracted more viewers than the films about the decadent rich.
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In addition to outdoor activities, there is a movie theater that shows current blockbuster films.
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He has starred in both blockbuster films and smaller projects from independent producers and art houses.
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It shows mostly first-run blockbuster films and has on average 1000 visitors per day.
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He wrote and directed numerous blockbuster films, though many of them are re-makes.
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He wrote and directed numerous blockbuster films.
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