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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

“They are unabashed theater fans and lovely people.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 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

Following my fifth year in repertory theater, casting director Rosemarie Tichler, who had befriended me at Carnegie Mellon’s TCG auditions, urged me to move to New York, so I did.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

We crossed the lobby and entered the darkened theater.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

A world premiere and the opening-night selection of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, which begins on Thursday, “Being Heumann” will hit theaters Nov. 6 and begin streaming on Apple TV Nov. 13.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 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

Obviously the stage version, which originated in the U.K. and was seen at several U.S. regional theaters before arriving on Broadway, cannot replicate that effect.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

There were galleries and underground theaters where artists and performers dared to speak up and criticize the government in front of integrated crowds.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah




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