private theater

Exclusive screening room

A private theater is a screening room or performance space reserved for exclusive use rather than open to the public.

Wealthy homeowners may have private theaters for watching films: The mansion includes a twelve-seat private theater.

The term also applies historically to smaller, indoor playhouses in Elizabethan England that charged higher admission and catered to wealthier audiences, distinct from the open-air public theaters like the Globe.

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VIP access · intimate · velvet · red carpet · curtain · projector · sound system · box seats · seats · film · film reel · premiere · opening night · popcorn · movie night · reel · luxury · mansion

Opposites
accessibility and ownership

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Venue for film screenings

community theater · drive-in theater · town hall · community center

scale and commercial operation

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Multi-screen movie theater

cineplex · megaplex · IMAX theater · concert hall · arena

commercial status

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Profit-motivated live performance venue

Family

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