as in theatres
a building or part of a building where movies are shown
they're renovating the old playhouse and adding extra screens
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theaters
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The multi-hyphenate recently made his feature directorial debut with Rosario, a horror film starring Emeraude Toubia and David Dastmalchian that released in theaters this year.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
28 Oct. 2025 -
One of the new regime’s first major deals was to woo the Duffer Brothers away from Netflix, offering them the chance to make culture-defining movies for theaters in a way Netflix would’ve been reluctant to offer.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Playhouses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playhouses. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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