Terminology Movie theater
the fox theater in atlanta, georgia has old-fashioned neon sign. a movie theater may referred movie theatre, movie house, film house, film theater or picture house. in us, theater has long been preferred spelling, while in uk, canada , elsewhere theatre. however, theaters opt use british spelling in own names, practice supported national association of theatre owners, while apart north america english-speaking countries use term cinema /ˈsɪnɪmə/, alternatively spelled , pronounced kinema /ˈkɪnɪmə/. latter terms, derivative adjectives cinematic , kinematic , derive greek κινῆμα, κινήματος (kinema, kinematos)— movement , motion . in countries terms used, word theatre reserved live performance venues. colloquial expressions, applied motion pictures , motion picture theaters collectively, include silver screen (formerly sheet) , big screen (contrasted smaller screen of television set). specific north american term movies, while specific terms in uk pictures, flicks , facility flea pi...