cinemas
Places showing films
Cinemas is the plural of cinema—buildings where films are shown to audiences.
The word is more common in British English, where Americans typically say movie theaters.
Cinema also refers to filmmaking as an art form or industry: French cinema, the golden age of cinema.
In this collective sense, the plural is rare.
Multi-screen movie theater
- auditoriumRoom for spectators
- theaterVenue for live drama
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- projectionSomething that extends outward
seats · showtime · ticketing · boxoffice · usher · marquee · foyer · lobby
Heated grain that puffs
- snacksLight bites between meals
- nachosTopped tortilla chips
- refreshmentsLight fare served socially
- moviegoersPeople attending cinemas
audience · viewing · intermission · previews · credits · surround · dimming · recliner
Feature-length filmed entertainment
- featuresDistinctive qualities or aspects
- blockbustersHugely successful entertainment products
- indiesNon-mainstream creative enterprises
- documentariesFilms depicting real events
animations · shorts · trailers · premieres · sequels · prequels · franchises · trilogies
Theater's sales counter
- grossingMaking total revenue
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- exhibitionPublic display of items
- releaseTo let go
ratings · censorship · studio · premiere · critics · reviews · awards · marketing
multiplex
Multi-screen movie theater
- auditoriumRoom for spectators
- theaterVenue for live drama
- screeningEvaluative selection process
projection · seats · showtime · ticketing · boxoffice · usher · marquee · foyer · lobby · arthouse
popcorn
Heated grain that puffs
- snacksLight bites between meals
- nachosTopped tortilla chips
- refreshmentsLight fare served socially
moviegoers · audience · viewing · intermission · previews · credits · surround · dimming · recliner · date
movies
Feature-length filmed entertainment
- featuresDistinctive qualities or aspects
- blockbustersHugely successful entertainment products
- indiesNon-mainstream creative enterprises
documentaries · animations · shorts · trailers · premieres · sequels · prequels · franchises · trilogies · foreign
boxoffice
Theater's sales counter
- grossingMaking total revenue
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- exhibitionPublic display of items
release · ratings · censorship · studio · premiere · critics · reviews · awards · marketing · tentpole
- entertainmentmovie, movies, films, band, television
- mall entertainmentarcades, movies, food courts, bowling, bowling alleys
- cinemafilm, films, film studios, movies, movie
- pastimeshobbies, amusement, puzzles, cards, crafting
- film industryfilm studios, film production, film distribution, Hollywood, Bollywood
- Media Distributionstreaming services, video streaming, music streaming, download, broadcast
cinemasliving rooms
Primary domestic gathering spaces
home theaters · smartphones · laptops · television · bedrooms
cinemastheaters
Venues for live performance
playhouses · opera houses · concert halls · amphitheaters · stage
- golden age of cinemaFilm industry's peak period
- Bollywood cinemaIndian popular film industry
- home cinemaDomestic movie-watching setup
- classic cinemaEnduring films from earlier eras
- cinematic universeInterconnected franchise of films
- independent cinemaNon-mainstream film sector
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