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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Others include Sony’s next installment of Jumanji, Netflix’s Fifth Wheel, Blumhouse’s Sunday and an untitled NBCUniversal tentpole directed by Daniels (Everything Everywhere All at Once).
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Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
The move places Baumbach’s introspective yet humorous feature in a competitive awards-season field that includes both prestige comedies and musical tentpoles.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Definite recommend was an OK 57% on Screen Engine/Comscore’s PostTrak; a score in the mid-60s- to 70-percentile range indicates a hopeful tentpole has electricity.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
For a third consecutive weekend and the final time this season, the NFL extends its tentpoles into British soil, with the Los Angeles Rams dueling the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
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Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
The move places Baumbach’s introspective yet humorous feature in a competitive awards-season field that includes both prestige comedies and musical tentpoles.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Definite recommend was an OK 57% on Screen Engine/Comscore’s PostTrak; a score in the mid-60s- to 70-percentile range indicates a hopeful tentpole has electricity.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
For a third consecutive weekend and the final time this season, the NFL extends its tentpoles into British soil, with the Los Angeles Rams dueling the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
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“Tentpole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tentpole. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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