tentpole

noun

tent·pole ˈtent-ˌpōl

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

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Langley is also a driving force the Thanksgiving tentpole Wicked, the first of two movies that bring the hit Broadway musical to the big screen. —

Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024 Universal has dated the film for May 15, 2026, landing it in the summer tentpole zone Spielberg practically created decades ago with such films as Jaws and Raiders of the Lost Ark. —

Justin Kroll, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2024 Studios pay upwards of nine figures to market tentpole films. —

Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2024 But Schaeffer also used WandaVision to weave beats from the franchise’s tentpole films into a cohesive narrative that helped bring the entire MCU into its multiversal era. —

Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tentpole