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.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockbuster_bomb

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockbuster_(entertainment)

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Witchfire@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 87d (1 reply)

When something is the bomb it rocks. When something bombs it sucks.

DandomRude@piefed.social · 7 pts · 87d
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homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 87d (2 replies)

No, if the line goes around the block - and then some - it’s a blockbuster. No bomb.

Davel23@fedia.io · 7 pts · 87d
wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 87d

No bomb

Me, on T team, about to plant: awwww

TheDankMemegician36@thelemmy.club · 7 pts · 87d

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.

JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social · 5 pts · 87d

So much whiffage in these comments that I'm getting a delightful breeze, all the way over here...

actionjbone@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 87d

Clearly, a movie is a block, and not all kinds of bombs can bust blocks.