big-budget
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: involving a lot of money : involving a relatively large cost
a big-budget movie
a big-budget economic forecast
Examples of big-budget in a Sentence
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Meanwhile, outside the billionaire bubble, the delays, particularly of big-budget tentpole movies, scrambled this summer’s slate and left theaters in the lurch.
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Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2024
Instead, the big-budget Warner Bros. prequel iced it over.
—Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 26 May 2024
In contrast, big-budget films remained predominantly the domain of white male directors.
—Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
Senua’s characterization, particularly her various trials and turmoil, is what sets Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II apart from other big-budget titles.
—PCMAG, 21 May 2024
Most feature writers — who aren’t fortunate enough to be operating in the big-budget IP space — have since been left to compete for dwindling streaming deals, Fay said.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
But following the disappointing screening that drew most of the major studio heads, a group that typically doesn’t acquire big-budget movies, Coppola began working with international sales outfit Goodfellas.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 15 May 2024
This new game will face stiff competition in the life-sim genre, which has been dominated by big-budget games like The Sims 4 and smaller, indie outfits like Stardew Valley.
—Ash Parrish, The Verge, 14 May 2024
For nearly a decade, the traditions of old-fashioned linear TV have paled by comparison to the big-budget, commercial-free fare offered by Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu and others.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 14 May 2024
Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2024
Instead, the big-budget Warner Bros. prequel iced it over.
—Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 26 May 2024
In contrast, big-budget films remained predominantly the domain of white male directors.
—Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
Senua’s characterization, particularly her various trials and turmoil, is what sets Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II apart from other big-budget titles.
—PCMAG, 21 May 2024
Most feature writers — who aren’t fortunate enough to be operating in the big-budget IP space — have since been left to compete for dwindling streaming deals, Fay said.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
But following the disappointing screening that drew most of the major studio heads, a group that typically doesn’t acquire big-budget movies, Coppola began working with international sales outfit Goodfellas.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 15 May 2024
This new game will face stiff competition in the life-sim genre, which has been dominated by big-budget games like The Sims 4 and smaller, indie outfits like Stardew Valley.
—Ash Parrish, The Verge, 14 May 2024
For nearly a decade, the traditions of old-fashioned linear TV have paled by comparison to the big-budget, commercial-free fare offered by Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu and others.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 14 May 2024
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