Quote Originally Posted by sperk View Post
Словарь Ушакова:
боевик БОЕВ’ИК , боевика, ·муж. 1. Член боевой дружины в революционной партии (·дорев. ). 2. Кинематографический фильм, пользующийся большим успехом у публики (). Боевик сезона. 3. Самолет, предназначенный для воздушного боя (воен.).
Wow, I've never heard about *3* either. I bet no one associates the word "боевик" with planes anyway because this meaning is just.. well, a surprise. In most cases "боевик" means either an insurgent, or an action movie.

PS. #2 is a little weird too. I believe people use "хит сезона" or "блокбастер" if they talk about a popular movie. "Боевик" is strictly an action movie, popular or not.