Noun: smash hit smash hit
- An unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie, play, recording or novel)
"The film became a smash hit, breaking box office records worldwide";
- blockbuster, megahit
Derived forms: smash hits
Type of: bang [informal], hit, sizzler [informal], smash, smasher [informal], strike
Encyclopedia: Smash hit