▲ 107 ▼ When a movie is a failure it's called a bomb. When a movie is a huge success it's called a blockbuster, another kind of bomb. (fedia.io) submitted 3 months ago by Davel23@fedia.io to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world 7 comments fedilink hide all child comments https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockbuster_bomb https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockbuster_(entertainment)
[–] TheDankMemegician36 7 points 3 months ago If a movie doesn't live up to expectation its called a "flop".....which is what a bomb that doesn't go off properly does when it hits the ground. permalink fedilink source