tentpole movies
Big franchise releases
Tentpole movies are big-budget films that studios rely on to support their entire release schedule—the way a central pole holds up a tent.
These are the blockbusters expected to generate enough revenue to offset losses from riskier projects: The summer tentpoles carried the studio through a weak fall lineup.
The term extends to any flagship product anchoring a larger enterprise.
- cinematicRelating to motion pictures
- sequelContinuation of prior work
- megahitEnormously successful release
- franchiseLicensed business operation
- blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property
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