movie premiere

First public screening

A movie premiere is the first public screening of a film, typically a glamorous event where cast and crew walk the red carpet before an audience of celebrities, critics, and media.

Studios use premieres to generate publicity before wide release.

The stars arrived at the movie premiere in downtown Los Angeles.

Opposites
exclusivity and timing

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Broad public availability

wide release · matinee · rerun · streaming release · midnight showing

glamour and ceremony

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12 AM theatrical screening

film lifecycle stage

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Last scheduled performance

Family

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Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G