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   Mov·ie the·a·ter

   /ˈmo͞ovē ˈTHēədər/

   

   noun

   • 1. a theater where movies are shown for public entertainment. North American

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   What is a movie theater called?

   • A movie theater ( American English ), cinema ( British English ), or cinema hall ( Indian English ), also known as a movie house, picture house, picture theater or simply theater, is a business that contains auditoria for viewing films (also called movies, motion pictures or "flicks") for public entertainment.

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   What is the difference between a movie and a theater?

   • Theater is similar to cinema, in that it can mean the building, or more generally the industry of live performance (i.e. plays, musicals, etc). Film, movies, and pictures are used interchangeably: I saw a film. I saw a movie. I saw a picture.

   "Movies" vs. "Cinema" vs. "Theater" -- what's the difference?

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   What does movies Mean in slang?

   • Movies is slang for a motion picture. Film is the medium on which motion pictures are fixed. Cinema is from the French cinématographe which comes in part from the greek kinema, meaning movement. So cinema is really just another word meaning moving picture.

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   What does a theatre mean in English?

   • British people talk about watching “films” or going to “the cinema”. For British people, a theatre (which is the British spelling as opposed to the American spelling) is somewhere to watch a play on stage. It can include musicals. It has this meaning only.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Movie_theaterMovie theater - Wikipedia

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   A movie theater (American English), cinema (British English), or cinema hall (Indian English), also known as a movie house, picture house, picture theater or simply theater, is a business that contains auditoria for viewing films (also called movies, motion pictures or "flicks") for public entertainment.

4. www.fandango.com › moviesNew Movies in Theaters Now - Recent Releases | Fandango

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   Find new movies now playing in theaters. Get movie times, buy tickets, watch trailers and read reviews at Fandango.

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6. variety.com › 2022 › artisansWhat Is 4DX? Explaining the Movie Theaters With Moving Seats

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   Aug 5, 2022 · "Bullet Train" and "Top Gun: Maverick" show that 4DX, a movie theater format with moving seats and spraying water, is bigger than ever.

7. simple.wikipedia.org › wiki › Movie_theaterMovie theater - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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   A movie theater or movie theatre, is a place where movies are shown on a big screen. People or "patrons" (the audience ) watch movies, usually in chairs inside an auditorium , where the movie is projected with a movie projector onto a large projection screen at the front of the auditorium while the dialogue, sounds and music are played through ...

8. english.stackexchange.com › questions › 21694"Movies" vs. "Cinema" vs. "Theater" -- what's the difference?

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   Movies is slang for a motion picture. Film is the medium on which motion pictures are fixed. Cinema is from the French cinématographe which comes in part from the greek kinema, meaning movement. So cinema is really just another word meaning moving picture.

   • Movies is slang for a motion picture. Film is the medium on which motion pictures are fixed. Cinema is from the French cinématographe which comes...
   • I don't know about US, but mostly in UK we go to the cinema to watch a film on the big screen. Sometimes you still hear pictures , or flicks ,...
   • Movie/movies is an American word. Theater is the American spelling of theatre . From my experiences as a British person, I can tell you about...
   • "The movies" is chiefly American. "The cinema" is chiefly British. "Theater/theatre" is said of places where plays are shown, however if you modify...
   • The following observations from the UK are from my youth, 40 or 50 years ago. To some degree they still hold, but US expressions are more familiar...

9. www.nytimes.com › 2023/02/07 › businessHow Much to See a Movie at AMC? It Will Soon Depend Where You ...

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   Feb 7, 2023 · - The New York Times. How Much to See a Movie at AMC? It Will Soon Depend Where You Sit. By the end of 2023, the movie theater chain will offer tickets at three different price tiers, with...

10. ew.com › movies › future-of-movie-theatersHere's what it will take for movie theaters to survive 10 ...

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    Mar 31, 2022 · For film fans, "Will movie theaters survive?" has been an ongoing concern. And yet, whether out of movie-loving optimism, showbiz-savvy pragmatism, or both, nearly all of EW's interviewees...