moviegoing

[moo-vee-goh-ing]

noun

1. the practice or act of going going go to see motion pictures.

adjective

1. characterized by going going go to see motion pictures often.

   the moviegoing public.

Other Word Forms

• moviegoer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of moviegoing¹

First recorded in 1935–40; movie + going

Example Sentences

For them, moviegoing is deeply social, according to NRG’s study, and the single most powerful driver of their behavior is spending time with friends and family.

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“Wonka” is the sophomore attempt by Cosm to redefine the moviegoing experience — “The Matrix” got the Cosm treatment last summer and “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” will follow next year.

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Reitman’s coalition — including Christopher Nolan, Steven Spielberg, Damien Chazelle, Bradley Cooper, Alfonso Cuarón, Ryan Coogler, James Gunn, Denis Villeneuve, Karyn Kusama, Lulu Wang, Chloé Zhao and many others — bought the Village in an effort to preserve it as a hub for communal moviegoing at a time of deep uncertainty for theaters.

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So in talking with Coogler and his longtime department heads, a movie family that includes Oscar winners who have been with him since his 2013 debut, “Fruitvale Station,” it felt right to focus on this one monumental sequence, the standout scene in the movie — and the standout scene in the moviegoing year.

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“It’s a different kind of moviegoing experience,” the “Manchester by the Sea” star adds.

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