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

American moviegoing still hasn’t fully recovered from the pandemic shutdown, and many people are losing interest in film franchises that have been chugging since before today’s teenagers were born.

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Along with a wider array of food options, alcoholic beverages available for purchase, and special discounted tickets, these changes are all meant to make moviegoing enticing again.

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For some, moviegoing was a habit that was easy to break.

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That doesn’t mean that modern moviegoing should be intimidating, only that it’s malleable, and that you can be just as flexible with the films you see.

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The only thing that will keep theaters alive in the long run is a moviegoing population that isn’t afraid of a little risk.

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