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top billing

American  

noun

Theater.

  1. the first or most prominent position in a list of actors or entertainers, as on a marquee or screen.

Etymology

Origin of top billing

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

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For Dupont, it means he has someone else to share top billing with in a national team that rivals its football counterpart for popularity and prominence in France.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Ms. Weiss is somehow reportedly to share top billing with CBS News President Tom Cibrowski, a veteran of ABC.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

But in “Shucked,” the hilarious countrified musical that brought “Hee Haw”-style comedy in a modern guise to Broadway, corn finally gets top billing.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025

But I want to stress that “Good Night, and Good Luck” is no vanity exercise and that a movie star’s top billing on Broadway is not necessarily a sign of a broken system.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025

As an author, I was willing to let other people amend my work just so long as my name always got top billing.

From Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software by Williams, Sam

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