moviegoing

[ moo-vee-goh-ing ]

/ ˈmu viˌgoʊ ɪŋ /

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the practice or act of going to see motion pictures.

characterized by going to see motion pictures often: the moviegoing public.

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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

First recorded in 1935–40; movie + going

mov·ie·go·er, noun

The development is part of an investor narrative that is bringing together Main Street, Wall Street and the pathways of the Internet in unprecedented ways, possibly redeeming moviegoing in the process.
Forget investors: AMC itself may have been bailed out by the actions of wallstreetbets|Steven Zeitchik|February 2, 2021|Washington Post
Theaters hoping to survive the coronavirus pandemic are rebooting the moviegoing experience.
What movie theaters will look like in the future|Quartz Staff|December 22, 2020|Quartz
This may have had two effects—subtle but real—on moviegoing audiences.
Hollywood Declares 2014 the Year of the Bible|Andrew Romano|January 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Moviegoing displaces everyday reality, or banishes it for a couple of hours.
Three Cheers for Alice Munro’s Nobel Prize in Literature|Malcolm Jones|October 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Not only for its intellectual striving, but as a sheer love-of-cinema, delight-to-watch, moviegoing treat of a superhero saga.
‘Dark Knight Rises’: Christopher Nolan’s Masterpiece|Richard Rushfield|July 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It has a lot to do with expensive moviegoing and our kid-centric culture.
The Colorado Shooting: Why Mothers Take Babies to Movies|Kevin Fallon|July 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST