nonfranchise en · ADJ
Etymology
From non- + franchise.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Not belonging to a franchise.
And it’s often noted that middle-sized nonfranchise movies are being squeezed almost out of existence, that the industry is split between the very big — the globally released, audience-gobbling franchises — and the very small, which increasingly means movies that will be streamed and downloaded more than they are seen in theaters.
2015 September 9, Manohla Dargis, “Hooray for Hollywood! (No, Really.)”, in New York Times: