as in film
the art or business of making a movie
many a small-town girl has gone to Hollywood, dreaming of making it big in the movies
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Recent Examples of movies
Loria also noted that Snow White sold a lower percentage of premium tickets than other recent movies—only about a third, compared to an average of 40 percent.
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Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Similar movies, such as the 2019 Dumbo remake, performed about the same at the box office, Loria said.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
He’s starred in movies such as Shall We Dance?
—Kate Hogan, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
The $180 billion gaming industry now dwarfs the size of traditional Hollywood movies and television (estimated at $100 billion annually), and has become the preferred pastime for younger generations.
—Matt Craig, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Gay felt confident that success awaited her in Atlanta, where many movies and TV series are filmed.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
The three-day convention welcomed stars from popular television shows and movies, comic book writers and illustrators, cosplayers, and vendors to celebrate their favorite stories.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2025
Lopez’s recent credits include the 2024 movies Atlas and Unstoppable.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Mar. 2025
In 2025, over three days, the festival hosted 150 brands, 40 musicians and groups, and 400 creators across music, design, movies and sports.
—Melinda Sheckells, Billboard, 23 Mar. 2025
Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Similar movies, such as the 2019 Dumbo remake, performed about the same at the box office, Loria said.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
He’s starred in movies such as Shall We Dance?
—Kate Hogan, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
The $180 billion gaming industry now dwarfs the size of traditional Hollywood movies and television (estimated at $100 billion annually), and has become the preferred pastime for younger generations.
—Matt Craig, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Gay felt confident that success awaited her in Atlanta, where many movies and TV series are filmed.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
The three-day convention welcomed stars from popular television shows and movies, comic book writers and illustrators, cosplayers, and vendors to celebrate their favorite stories.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2025
Lopez’s recent credits include the 2024 movies Atlas and Unstoppable.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Mar. 2025
In 2025, over three days, the festival hosted 150 brands, 40 musicians and groups, and 400 creators across music, design, movies and sports.
—Melinda Sheckells, Billboard, 23 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for movies
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Deadline reported that an exit poll conducted on the opening weekend of Sinners set out to break down why people went to see the film on the big screen.—
Zak Cheney-Rice,
Vulture,
2 June 2025
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Davis wanted to help his former quarterback, the one who took his future wife, Jessica, to the team’s Bible study during his final year at North Carolina and the one who scoured film looking for answers to everything.—
Adam Jahns,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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What is your stance on using AI in filmmaking? Pandora is out of the box.—
Ramin Setoodeh,
Variety,
28 May 2025
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Aside from his own filmmaking, Lakhdar Hamina ran Algeria’s news service, the l’Office des Actualités Algériennes (OAA) from shortly after the revolution to 1974, and was also head of the Algerian National Office for Commerce and the Film Industry between 1981 and 1984.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
28 May 2025
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Still, the movie — starring Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, and Richard Dreyfuss — went on to become one of the most iconic hits in Hollywood history, grossing nearly $477 million on a budget of under $10 million.—
Joey Nolfi Published,
EW.com,
27 May 2025
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His youngest son, Lewis, has followed in his Hollywood footsteps to become a rising actor in his own right, with credits like the Hulu miniseries Catch-22 (2019), Top Gun: Maverick (2022) and Marvel's Thunderbolts* (2025).—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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“Movies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/movies. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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