wide release

collocation in English

meaningsofwideandrelease

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wide
adjective
uk
/waɪd/us
/waɪd/
having a larger distance from one side to the other than is usual or expected, especially in comparison with the length of something; ...
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release
noun
uk
/rɪˈliːs/us
/rɪˈliːs/
an occasion when someone is allowed to leave ...
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(Definition ofwideandreleasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwide release

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The film was inwidereleasefor 12 weeks (87 days).
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The film was inwidereleasefor thirty-one days.
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Depending on the film's success, there is even the possibility to expand into awiderelease.
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Since wrapping at the end of the following month, the film struggled to find awiderelease.
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The film was positively reviewed, though it did not receive awiderelease.
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Generally, the marketing of independent films is characterized by limited release, but can also have major marketing campaigns and awiderelease.
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Awidereleaseis planned for later in the year.
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Widereleasewas then delayed following problems using commercial music in the film, finally resolved in 2007.
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The unedited versions were kept from both broadcasting andwidereleaseon the video market.
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Their self-titled debut was released in 2003, spawning a top ten song and threewidereleasesingles.
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It grossed $1,755,935 upon its opening day of limited release and $4,889,050 on itswiderelease.
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Nonetheless, the several hundred theaters that were still booked for the opening represented what was then an unusuallywiderelease.
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Following itswidereleasein theatres, the film garnered several award nominations for its acting, directing, and production merits.
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It did not receive awidereleasebut went on to become a cult film bringing in a domestic gross of $1,228,108.
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This was called a general release, and was akin to the modern-daywidereleaseof a film.
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Despite the song'swiderelease, the single failed to make any impact on national charts, remaining commercially unsuccessful.
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A film may first be released to a few select cinemas, or if it tests well enough, may go directly intowiderelease.
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A long box edition was also manufactured, previous to itswiderelease, for promotional purposes.
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