tentpole

noun

tent·pole ˈtent-ˌpōl

: a big-budget movie whose earnings are expected to compensate the studio for its less profitable movies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The Christmas box office has historically supported multiple titles, even when a mega-tentpole is on the marquee, such as Avatar 2.

Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2022 December tentpole Babylon, from Paramount and filmmaker Damien Chazelle, runs at least three hours, insiders tell THR.

Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Oct. 2022 Although the popularity of crime docs is universal across platforms and has turned the genre into a tentpole for traditional broadcasters and streamers, Lion TV’s head of factual, Tom Watt-Smith, says that the genre is in the midst of a shift.

Emily Longeretta, Variety, 14 Oct. 2022 Our ambitions with Hallock on board will be set high: on daily, enterprise, guides, recipes and tentpole projects.

Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2022 That public strategy, according to Variety, aligned with the new leadership's private belief that potential tentpole films, particularly those starring DC Comics characters, should either launch in theaters or not at all.

Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 3 Aug. 2022 Moreover, there wasn’t a new tentpole would-be blockbuster every other weekend.

Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022 Women In Music Weekend is one of the tentpole events of Huntsville Music Month.

Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 15 Sep. 2022 The pic, starring Brad Pritt, is the only major studio action tentpole on the calendar for August.

Zack Sharf, Variety, 18 July 2022 See More

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