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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But one thing the actor is not looking forward to is the politicization of the Marvel tentpole. —

Zack Sharf, Variety, 30 Jan. 2025 Traditional media companies with sports rights and tentpole live programming are benefiting the most, while advertising for general entertainment programming still lags in comparison. —

Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2025 The company switched from Coca-Cola to Pepsi products in its food courts in 2013 to maintain the price of its tentpole $1.50 hot dog combo, according to CNN. —

James Powel, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2025 Some of them are big studio tentpoles; some of them are micro-budget doodles; some of them seem to alienate on purpose. —

Tim Grierson, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for tentpole