big-budget

idiom

: 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

Recent Examples on the Web Regardless, Dead Reckoning is the apotheosis of the big-budget spy blockbuster. Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2024 Think about how a big-budget movie might cover the eclipse. Douglas Goodwin, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2024 Globally, the big-budget follow-up has generated $367.5 million. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 10 Mar. 2024 Among the country’s more patriotic internet users, discussions on the adaptation turned political, with some accusing the big-budget American production of making China look bad. Nectar Gan, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024 Gwyneth Paltrow is sharing her thoughts on big-budget filmmaking. Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024 Paramount+, the home of the big-budget Halo live-action TV series, is betting on another video game property. Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2024 Her debut, Metal Storm, is a big-budget space Western about a cowboy and alien whose intense romance ends abruptly. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2024 Kevin Winter/Getty Images The choreography is similar to the big-budget movie musicals of yore, which also inspired Gerwig's vision for Barbie. Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 11 Mar. 2024

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“Big-budget.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big-budget. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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