Smash hit and Success story

Smash hit noun - An unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel).

Success story and smash hit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Success story" instead a noun phrase "Smash hit".

Smash hit and success story are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Smash hit" instead a noun phrase "Success story".