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theater

[thee-uh-ter, theeuh-] / ˈθi ə tər, ˈθiə- /


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The box office success of "Obsession" has been the subject of much debate in Hollywood as the industry continues working to boost theater audiences to levels seen before the Covid-19 pandemic.

From Barron's Sep. 13, 2026

But occasionally, snobs don’t have a choice, such as when they’re sitting in the dark of a movie theater, where the viewer assumes the role of the spectator.

From Salon Sep. 11, 2026

The production is being promoted as “challenging the status quo of how commercial theater interacts with nonprofit institutions,” a worthy goal, if a possibly quixotic one.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

“The part’s amazing,” Paul Giamatti, brilliant as the theater troupe’s director, told me in Telluride.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

It was outfitted like the plushest movie theater Coal had ever been to.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

In its second weekend it added 152 U.S. theaters.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

Let’s set the stage for you in a way that won’t spoil this constantly surprising film when it arrives in theaters in December and starts piling up acclaim and awards for all concerned.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

Christopher Nolan's epic "The Odyssey," distributed by Universal, moved up a notch to second place as it took in another $13 million in its eighth week in theaters, for a domestic total of $584.7 million.

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

With the spooky genre dominating theaters, it was only a matter of time before the studios reopened their vaults to reboot classics as TV series.

From Salon Sep. 4, 2026

Music and movie guides are dominated by data on how much money a work grossed the weekend it was released, or how many weeks it spent in the theaters or on the charts.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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