Potboiler
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A potboiler is term used to describe a poor quality novel, play, opera, or film, or other creative work that was created quickly to make money to pay for the creator's daily expenses (thus the imagery of "boil the pot", which means "to provide one's livelihood"). Authors who create potboiler novels or screenplays are sometimes called hack writers. Novels deemed to be potboilers may also be called pulp fiction or "page-turners", and potboiler films may be called "popcorn movies" or, in film industry slang, "tentpoles" (mediocre yet popular fare that supports the film industry by providing a steady stream of revenue)
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