theatrical release

collocation in English

meaningsoftheatricalandrelease

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theatrical
adjective
uk
/θiˈæt.rɪ.kəl/us
/θiˈæt.rɪ.kəl/
belonging or relating to the theatre, or to the performance or writing of plays, ...
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release
noun
uk
/rɪˈliːs/us
/rɪˈliːs/
an occasion when someone is allowed to leave ...
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(Definition oftheatricalandreleasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Should we assume that we are meant to consider only films originally intended fortheatricalrelease?
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When feature films are given theirtheatricalrelease, great efforts are made to ensure that they suffer no interruptions.
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New clause 21 clarifies whose intention is relevant for determining whether a film is intended fortheatricalrelease.
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Thetheatricalreleaseis 20 minutes shorter than the original television version.
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The film came and went quietly upontheatricalrelease.
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The film had a budget of 6.5 million dollars and was initially intended to have atheatricalrelease, but was instead released direct to video.
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The film screened intheatricalreleasefor four months.
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In addition to the unexpected artistic caliber, there were other reasons that made the case for atheatricalreleasemore compelling.
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It was the first of the series to not get atheatricalrelease.
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The final version of the film was blown-up from full-frame 16 mm to 35 mm film fortheatricalrelease, which increased the film's graininess.
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Worldwide, the film only had a very abbreviated and minimaltheatricalrelease.
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It features a revised cut from thetheatricalrelease, with ten minutes longer with different music and a reordering of some of the scenes.
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The print shown there was a poor-quality bootleg, probably because the film had not been distributed fortheatricalreleasesince the mid-1950s.
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With minimal marketing and no major stars, the film struggled to attract attention upon itstheatricalrelease.
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The film was a promotional film for exhibitors and never had a regulartheatricalrelease.
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The book was released a few days prior to thetheatricalreleaseof the film.
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The film became a great financial success, accumulating over $731 million in itstheatricalrelease.
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The film, however, was viewed as a large financial disappointment in itstheatricalrelease, earning only $137,298,489 worldwide and was considered a flop.
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However, the film, after being broadcast frequently in television, found fans among the new generation; ten to fifteen years aftertheatricalrelease.
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An internet campaign was started by several horror websites to draw attention to the scaled-downtheatricalrelease.
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