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 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 Between the three Thanksgiving tentpoles — Moana 2 could be the biggest of them all — the holiday should see the box office rebound in a major way after a rough patch due to gaps in the calendar caused by the pandemic and last year’s labor strikes. —

Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024 Some new titles are still on the way, but there aren't many wave-making tentpoles. —

Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 18 Oct. 2024 Ryan Reynolds is wishing his Deadpool & Wolverine co-star Hugh Jackman a happy 56th birthday, with a crop of images featuring behind-the-scenes moments from their time filming the Disney and Marvel Studios tentpole. —

Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tentpole