four-quadrant film
n.— «But the bigger a film budget becomes, the more it’s thought necessary to attract EVERYONE to see it in order to pay off that budget (making it a “four-quadrant” film, in current parlance). So the more expensive the film, the more it will be driven by male characters.» —“Insight From Inside” by Brian Nelson Peter Sagal: Blog Apr. 3, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Have you ever googled your own name and found someone else who goes by the very same moniker? There’s a word for that: googleganger. Plus, the language of hobbyists and enthusiasts: If you’re a beekeeper, perhaps you call yourself a...
The new Downton Abbey movie is a luscious treat for fans of the public-television period piece, but how accurate is the script when it comes to the vocabulary of the early 20th century? It may be jarring to hear the word swag, but it was already at...
This entry doesn’t give much of a definition. Here’s one:
“Just what does “four-quadrant” mean? It’s a movie that appeals to all four main demographic groups—young and old, male and female.”
from http://coverageink.blogspot.com/2006/09/meet-four-quadrants.html