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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Once Again The back hours of this series manage to do what the early ones didn’t, creating a fairly propulsive sci-fi/fantasy series mostly unencumbered by its tentpole roots. —

Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 1 Nov. 2024 Gelfond also put to rest any talk Hollywood faces a superhero fatigue in its box office and audience reactions to its tentpole releases like Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and The Marvels. —

Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024 On top of that, the NBA frequently invites its biggest name collaborators to tentpole moments. —

Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2024 Reuters has also reported that the Harris campaign has been in negotiations to appear on the tentpole podcast. —

James Powel, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tentpole