0 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English movie theater ˈmovie ˌtheater BrE AmE noun [countable] American English a building where you go in order to watch films SYN cinema British English Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary movie theater ˈmovie theater [movie theater] (also theater) noun (NAmE) = theater (2) • The documentary opens tomorrow in movie theaters nationwide. Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition ˈ movie ˌ theater noun [ C ] US A1 a cinema: There's a season of Bergman films on at our local movie theater. © Cambridge University Press 2013 Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary movie theater (movie theaters) A movie theater is a place where people go to watch films for entertainment. (AM; in BRIT, use cinema) N-COUNT Shortened URL: http://lngt.co/movie-theater1en