ALa book or film that is produced quickly to make money and which is not of very high quality, especially one that is exciting or romantic 〔为赚钱而〕粗制滥造的书[影片]
Examples from the Corpus
potboiler• These are performances to make you forget these are pieces usually treated as potboilers.• Pukhov, a careerist painter, sacrifices his artistic integrity by cynically painting potboilers to please factory and party committees.• The title, like nearly everything else in this brilliant, incisive political potboiler, is well-nigh perfect.