The Graduate  +  403719 Sun, 12 Aug 07 10:18 PM 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. The Graduate Joined on Fri, Aug 10 2007 Junior Member 79 Oo--oO

	Clive  +  403721 Sun, 12 Aug 07 10:23 PM 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. These can all be termed 'franchises'. Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,580 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo

	The Graduate  +  403733 Sun, 12 Aug 07 11:04 PM Thanks Clive again  .. but could you please give me a good example so I can better understand the word. The Graduate

	Clive  +  403758 Mon, 13 Aug 07 12:16 AM 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 Clive