0 (usually of a book or film) very successful or popular and making a lot of money:
1 the practice of persuading people in an area to sell their homes cheaply by making them afraid that their value is going to fall, for example by suggesting that new people from a different social group or race are moving into the area:
2 used to describe a very successful product, film, etc. that makes a lot of money:
Meryl Streep proved that she could dance and she could jive in the blockbusting adaptation of the hit Abba musical.
Millions watched blockbusting BBC nature series "Planet Earth".
He wrote a blockbusting novel about a politician who falls from grace.
The rise in pre-tax profit to £51m yesterday was perhaps not blockbusting, but not bad.
In Chicago, where she grew up, she witnessed "blockbusting" - a tactic used to get white homeowners to sell out of fear that their neighborhood is becoming integrated and their homes are losing value.
This reminds me of the "blockbusting" used in some large cities in the past.
Combating unwanted real estate blockbusting solicitations has become a top priority for many Rockland officials and communities.
I was the instrument that caused the blockbusting.
