Movie theater
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- | {{Template}}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]]. The film is projected with a [[movie projector]] onto a large [[projection screen]] at the front of the [[auditorium]]. Some movie theaters are now equipped for [[Digital cinema#Digital projection|digital cinema projection]], removing the need to create and transport a physical [[Filmstock#Intermediate and print stocks|film print]]. | + | {{Template}}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]]. |
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