A "big hit" is something very popular or highly successful, such as a song, movie, product, or event. It draws huge attention, sells well, and earns strong praise from many people. The phrase highlights clear, standout success.
You know, in the days when I started, if you had Chet Atkins' name on your record as a producer and it was on RCA, you could work the road. It didn't have to be a big hit record, it just had to have that on it. Waylon Jennings
When people protest and are upset with a movie, it becomes a big hit. They hated Passion of The Christ, it worked out pretty well for the box office. So let's get that going. Denzel Washington
When you make a movie outside the system and it's successful critically or a moderate financial success, you usually have to go back into the system and make a big hit. Brian De Palma
Ford Fairlane was one of those movies that was so much fun to make that it was bound not to be a big hit. Renny Harlin
Bill Justis was a saxophone player, good musician, arranger, and friend of mine who had a big hit called Raunchy. Ray Stevens
I'm very happy to have a small, long, career instead of one big hit and then oblivion. Susannah McCorkle