cinema screen

Movie projection target

A cinema screen is the large reflective surface in a movie theater onto which films are projected.

The term emphasizes the theatrical viewing experience as distinct from television or computer monitors: The film deserves to be seen on the cinema screen, not streaming on your laptop.

In British usage especially, cinema screen may refer to the theater itself: The multiplex has twelve cinema screens.

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movie theater · theater · IMAX · multiplex · flickering · popcorn · darkness · credits · end credits · widescreen · projection · auditorium · seats · front row · blockbuster · premiere · curtain · matinee

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Restricted-audience film presentation

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G