grosser

American  

[groh-ser] / ˈgroʊ sər /

noun

Informal.

1. a commercial production, as a motion picture or record, that generates a large amount of income.

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Etymology

Origin of grosser

First recorded in 1955–60; gross + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Tom Cruise always has the answer, though: the top grosser of the day was Top Gun: Maverick, which added about $6 million to its box office haul.

From The Verge

The box-office standout of the summer season so far, “Top Gun: Maverick” has already become Tom Cruise’s biggest domestic grosser and blown audiences away with its aerial action sequences.

From Los Angeles Times

This prevented hard feelings because we were in it together, and if you got the worse/harder/grosser part of the chore that week, you knew next week was your reprieve.

From Washington Post

In fact, some of the best sunsets appear in the winter, when a damp wind can broom away the grosser air.

From Los Angeles Times

Cities including Atlanta, Nashville and Louisville are so shorthanded they have temporarily stopped collecting things like recyclable bottles, cans, paper and plastic, yard waste or oversized junk to focus on the grosser, smellier stuff.

From Seattle Times