A movie theater or cinema is a venue, usually a building, for viewing movies. Most cinemas are commercial operations catering to the general public, which attend by purchasing a 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 projection, removing the need to create and transport a physical film print.

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Outside of North America most English-speaking countries use the term cinema, while "theatre" usually refers to live-performance venues. In the United States, the customary spelling is "theater", but the National Association of Theatre Owners uses the spelling "theatre" to refer to cinemas.

Colloquial expressions, mostly used for cinemas collectively, include the silver screen, the big screen (contrasted with the "small screen" of television) and (in England) the pics, the flicks, and the flea pit, which derives from the long standing belief that the seats were infested with fleas as they were so uncomfortable to sit on, resulting in frequent fidgeting.

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@icedcoffee I've tweeted the omniplex cinemas, they have one in Bangor but no idea if any others showing Labryinth.
cakesandbakes (Leah Kerr) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:19:30 -0000
@icedcoffee I've tweeted the omniplex cinemas, they have one in Bangor but no idea if any others showing Labryinth.
@TeppieAnn It makes a lot of sense. Seriously. I had to see it with her in cinemas D:
puckyeah (Puck) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:17:48 -0000
@TeppieAnn It makes a lot of sense. Seriously. I had to see it with her in cinemas D:
@azuan1880 OMG. I didn't realize that Muallaf was in the cinemas and TODAY is the last day T.T
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@azuan1880 OMG. I didn't realize that Muallaf was in the cinemas and TODAY is the last day T.T

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