A movie theater (American English) or cinema (Commonwealth English), also known as a movie house, cinema hall, picture house, picture theater or simply theater, is a business that contains auditoriums for … See more

Traditionally a movie theater, like a stage theater, consists of a single auditorium with rows of comfortable padded seats, as well as a foyer area … See more

Usually in the 2020s, an admission is for one feature film. Sometimes two feature films are sold as one admission (double feature), … See more

In order to obtain admission to a movie theater, the prospective theater-goer must usually purchase a ticket from the box office, which may be … See more

A movie theater might also be referred to as a movie house, film house, film theater, cinema or picture house. In the US, theater has long been the preferred spelling, while in the UK, Australia, Canada and elsewhere it is theatre.
However, some US … See more

Movie theaters may be classified by the type of movies they show or when in a film's release process they are shown:
• First-run theater: A theater that runs primarily mainstream film fare from the major film companies and distributors, during the initial … See more

Several accessibility features can be integrated into a movie theater.
Alternate audio
A Hearing Impaired (HI) audio track is designed for people … See more