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A '''movie theater''' ([[North America]]), also known as a '''cinema''' ([[Australia]], [[United Kingdom]] and [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], as well as North America), a '''movie house''', or the '''pictures''', is a venue, usually a building, for viewing [[film|motion pictures]] ("movies" or "films"). Most cinemas are commercial operations catering to the [[general public]], who attend by purchasing a [[Ticket (admission)|ticket]]. A '''movie theater''' ([[North America]]), also known as a '''cinema''' ([[Australia]], [[United Kingdom]] and [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], as well as North America), a '''movie house''', or the '''pictures''', is a venue, usually a building, for viewing [[film|motion pictures]] ("movies" or "films"). Most cinemas are commercial operations catering to the [[general public]], who attend by purchasing a [[Ticket (admission)|ticket]].
==Programming== ==Programming==

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A movie theater (North America), also known as a cinema (Australia, United Kingdom and Ireland, as well as North America), a movie house, or the pictures, is a venue, usually a building, for viewing motion pictures ("movies" or "films"). Most cinemas are commercial operations catering to the general public, who attend by purchasing a ticket.

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Movie theaters may be classified by the type of movies or when they are shown:

  • First-run theater: A theater that runs primarily mainstream film fare from the major film companies and distributors, during the initial new release period of each film.
  • Second-run or discount theater: A theater that runs films that have already shown in the first-run theaters and presented at a lower ticket price. (These are sometimes known as dollar theaters or "Cheap Seats".)
  • Repertoire/repertory theater or arthouse: A theater that presents more alternative and art films as well as second-run and classic films (often known as an "Independent Cinema" in the UK).
  • An adult theater or sex theater specializes in showing pornographic movies.
  • IMAX theaters can show conventional movies, but the major benefits of the IMAX system are only available when showing movies filmed using it. While a few mainstream feature films have been produced in IMAX, IMAX movies are often documentaries featuring spectacular natural scenery, and may be limited to the 45-minute length of a single reel of IMAX film.




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