tentpole movie
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A major motion picture which is expensive to produce but expected to generate significant revenue for its studio and investors.
American usage
Example Sentences
- "United Artists hasn't prospered in recent years, so a box office hit from its tentpole movie franchise is essential."
- "Just coincidentally, it also provides the opportunity for the sorts of extravagant computerized effects that create tentpole movie attractions these days."
- "The tentpole movie is an attraction popular and exploitable enough to prop up the entire moviegoing tent for several weeks or even months."
- "“We've never seen a high-profile film—a film of this budget, a tentpole movie with this box office potential—leak in any form this early,” he said."
- "Variety is reporting that del Toro will direct the flick with Watson cast as its titular Beauty. . . . So we’re thinking big tentpole movie versus introverted indie."
Etymology
Usage
- American usage