tent pole
n.β Β«Itβs easy to see how big moviesβcalled “tent poles” in industry parlanceβcan be big risks. “You canβt afford too many tent poles in a year,” said Jeff Sine, the global head of media at UBS Warburg.Β» ββHβWood Mulls Big-Flick Costs” by Hilary Kramer New York Post Aug. 10, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)