blockbuster
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Iger determined that Disney was cranking out too many TV shows and made-for-streaming movies, many of which didn’t live up to the company’s high standards of quality and diluted its blockbuster franchises.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
Those blockbuster deals are almost always driven by companies trying to plug massive holes left by expiring patents.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
In scenes reminiscent of '80s Hollywood blockbuster Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Steve Wainwright lives in his home among huge objects including a giant pencil, clothes peg, audio cassette and a 13-amp plug.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
The hardest and most "important" item to source was the yellow flotation barrels, which are like those used by the characters in the blockbuster to track the shark.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
“Without Miss Dixon’s presence, we will no longer have a blockbuster event, publicity-wise. She’s the company icon, Mr. Branitt. She’s our Aunt Jemima, our Betty Crocker, our—” “Tony the Tiger?” said Curly.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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