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box office poison
/bˈɑːks ˈɑːfɪs pˈɔɪzən/
/bˈɒks ˈɒfɪs pˈɔɪzən/
Box office poison
01
an actor, film, or genre seen as likely to fail commercially
Slang
Examples
The sequel turned out to be box office poison.
Some stars were once hits but are now considered box office poison.
