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

In that vacuum, normal people were tuning out altogether, because the election seemed grosser and sadder by the minute.

From Salon • Aug. 9, 2024

A sequel to the highest grosser of the “Conjuring” Universe breaks faith with some of the core principles of suspense-building, resulting in dozy redundancy.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2023

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 • Sep. 5, 2022

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 • Jan. 14, 2022

If anybody committed any of the grosser errors —such as putting metal on metal or colour on colour—he became electrified with passion.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White