verb
- to earn more money in gross receipts than another movie, business, or entity
Usage: past tense of outgross; commonly used in entertainment industry
Examples
- The superhero movie outgrossed all other films that summer.
- Her latest album outgrossed her previous release by millions.
- The sequel outgrossed the original film worldwide.
- The comedy outgrossed several big-budget action movies.
- Last year’s blockbuster outgrossed every other movie in the franchise.
- The independent film surprisingly outgrossed many studio productions.