movie theater

American  

[moo-vee thee-uh-ter] / ˈmu vi ˌθi ə tər /

noun

1. a building or part of a building having seating for an audience and a large screen for showing movies.

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Etymology

Origin of movie theater

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

The Santa Fe, N.M. collective is transforming an old movie theater into a maximalist playground, complete with animated candy at a concession stand and seats that appear to be floating.

From Los Angeles Times

In one of Anderson’s acceptance speeches, the filmmaker dropped a cinema-related fact about his spouse Maya Rudolph: “I literally proposed to my wife in a movie theater.”

From The Wall Street Journal

I’d hoped that authoring a guideline to movie theater etiquette at the start of 2025 might put enough determined energy into the universe to halt bad theater behavior once and for all.

From Salon

And in Los Angeles, attendees will first find themselves in a movie theater.

From Los Angeles Times

“Two hours later we were all sitting in a movie theater. Humor is always there. It’s not really in my hands.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• cinema
• movie house
• multiplex