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blockbuster
A commercially extremely successful film, or more rarely a book, that attracts a large audience.
Der neue Superheldenfilm wird schon vor dem Start als sicherer Blockbuster gehandelt.
The new superhero film is already being seen as a certain blockbuster before its release.
'Blockbuster' is a direct loanword from English. In German, it is used with the same meaning for a very successful film.
Dieser Film hat das Potenzial, der größte Blockbuster des Jahres zu werden.
This film has the potential to become the biggest blockbuster of the year.
Common phrases with this word are 'ein echter Blockbuster sein' (to be a real blockbuster), 'zum Blockbuster werden' (to become a blockbuster), or 'als Blockbuster gelten' (to be considered a blockbuster).
Der Film entwickelte sich unerwartet zu einem echten Blockbuster.
The film unexpectedly developed into a real blockbuster.
Although the word can theoretically also be used for books, in practice it refers almost exclusively to cinema films. In everyday life, you will rarely hear it in connection with literature.
Die Kinos sind voll, denn der neue Marvel-Blockbuster ist gestartet.
The cinemas are full because the new Marvel blockbuster has been released.
hit
'der Hit' and 'der Blockbuster' both describe something very successful and popular. But 'der Hit' is much broader: it is used especially for music, but also for other successful things. 'der Blockbuster' mainly fits a very successful film, and more rarely a book. The words can be confused when talking about success in general. More naturally: a song is a 'Hit', a major cinema film is a 'Blockbuster'.
Der neue Blockbuster läuft seit gestern in fast allen Kinos.
The new blockbuster has been showing in almost all cinemas since yesterday.
Am Abend läuft im Radio wieder der Hit, den alle mitsingen.
In the evening, the hit that everyone sings along to is playing on the radio again.