Blockbusters: High budget films whose narrative can be summarized in “25 words or less” featuring characters played by “A-list” stars and high production values. Such films are often adaptations of “pre-sold properties” such as novels, plays, television shows, comic books, amusement park rides, etc. Blockbusters are designed and marketed so as to make as much profit as possible as quickly as possible. Recently, writers for Variety have started referring to blockbusters as “tentpoles,” conjuring up the image of a single film profitable enough to support a whole studio.