Though Crystalis never became a runaway hit, it is now considered a cult classic.
Instead, the movie becomes a runaway hit, and comedy ensues.
His book, on the other hand, was a runaway hit, and commercial support, after all, is our most giving way, our collective thumbs up.
His Internet newsletter is a runaway hit, with some two million subscribers.
The song became a runaway hit, especially in the South, and the piece for which Emmett was most well known.
Two earlier versions sold well, but were less than runaway hits.
Thus a play can run indefinitely and appear to be a runaway hit, but close to a large financial loss for its initial backers.
The show was a runaway hit and he hosted it for three consecutive years before moving to the film industry.
The average revenue or profit of the business is determined almost entirely by those very few runaway hits.
It was a runaway hit and earned huge profits for the studio.