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The Graduate Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary
What is meant by Franchise in this context?
Hi there,
Take a look at the following:
Pixar has Toy Story 3 on track for a 2010 release. Details about the third film in the beloved CG-animated franchise are, of course, being kept tightly under wraps.
I could not understand the meaning of franchise in the context .. even though I could find the meaning in the dictionary, I still don't understand its meaning in this context.
Take a look at the following:
Pixar has Toy Story 3 on track for a 2010 release. Details about the third film in the beloved CG-animated franchise are, of course, being kept tightly under wraps.
I could not understand the meaning of franchise in the context .. even though I could find the meaning in the dictionary, I still don't understand its meaning in this context.
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Hi, Take a look at the following: Pixar has Toy Story 3 on track for a 2010 release. Details about the third film in the beloved CG-animated franchise are, of course, being kept tightly under wraps. I could not understand the meaning of franchise in the context ..
- Hi, Take a look at the following: Pixar has Toy Story 3 on track for a 2010 release.
- Details about the third film in the beloved CG-animated franchise are, of course, being kept tightly under wraps.
- I could not understand the meaning of franchise in the context ..
- even though I could find the meaning in the dictionary, I still don't understand its meaning in this context.
- When used like this about movies, it refers to a company (eg Pixar) having the right to produce a series of movies on the same theme and usually with the same characters, eg the Batman movies, the Rocky movies, the Shrek movies, the Spiderman movies, the StarWars movies.
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Hi,
Take a look at the following:
Pixar has Toy Story 3 on track for a 2010 release. Details about the third film in the beloved CG-animated franchise are, of course, being kept tightly under wraps.
I could not understand the meaning of franchise in the context .. even though I
Take a look at the following:
Pixar has Toy Story 3 on track for a 2010 release. Details about the third film in the beloved CG-animated franchise are, of course, being kept tightly under wraps.
I could not understand the meaning of franchise in the context .. even though I
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Thanks Clive again 
.. but could you please give me a good example so I can better understand the word.
.. but could you please give me a good example so I can better understand the word.00
Hi,
There have been several 'Rocky' movies. Several were rather poor, so many movie-goers lost interest in the franchise. However, the recent one, 'Rocky Balboa', was unexpectedly good.
Clive
There have been several 'Rocky' movies. Several were rather poor, so many movie-goers lost interest in the franchise. However, the recent one, 'Rocky Balboa', was unexpectedly good.
Clive
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