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A type of film distribution in which a film is shown in just a small fraction of the movie theaters available in a region or country, typically only in major metropolitan markets and often at small-scale independently owned theaters; in the U.S. and Canada, a limited release is defined as a film released in less than 600 theaters nationwide.
The etymology of the term "movie theater" involves the term "movie", which is a "shortened form of moving picture in the cinematographic sense" that was first used in 1896 [7] and "theater", which originated in the "...late 14c., [meaning an] open air place in ancient times for viewing spectacles and plays". The term "theater" comes from the ...
In 1976, four partners (Lynne Cohen, Mary Hether, Anne Lewis and Richard Szanyi) opened the first movie theater on the site, the Collective Fantasy Cinema. In 1983 Brent Kliewer bought the theater, remodeled it, and renamed it the Jean Cocteau Cinema (for the famed French novelist and filmmaker). The theatre closed in 2006 before being ...
In the US, you can also use theater or movie theater to mean a place that shows films. In the UK, you see a film at a cinema." In this context "movie theater" seems to be the more common spelling. Yes, it's an Americanism but we don't change article titles just on that basis alone. Betty Logan 06:39, 21 January 2016 (UTC)
Harkins Theatres is privately owned and operated by its parent company, Harkins Enterprises, LLC. The company operates 35 theaters with 487 screens throughout Arizona, California, Colorado, and Oklahoma. It is the 7th largest movie theater circuit in North America and the largest family-owned theater chain in the United States. [3] [4]
An independent movie theater (American English) or indie cinema (British English) is a movie theater which screens independent, art house, foreign, or other non-mainstream films. [1] It can be contrasted with a mainstream theater (often a multiplex ), which is more likely to screen blockbusters and other popular films.
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