nontheatrical
adjective
non·the·at·ri·cal
ˌnän-thē-ˈa-tri-kəl 
1
: not theatrical : not of or relating to the theater or the presentation of plays
a nontheatrical concert performance
2
: not intended for or involving performance in a movie theater
nontheatrical educational films
a movie made for nontheatrical distribution
the nontheatrical market
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Two maligned nontheatrical sequels followed.
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Brian Contreras, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2023
And as for the five subsequent movies, Fox has theatrical, nontheatrical, and home video rights worldwide through May 2020.
—Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 6 Nov. 2017
But DreamWorks could never escape investor impatience with its rocky box-office returns, and the studio was too small for its nontheatrical department to pick up the slack.
—Erich Schwartzel, WSJ, 10 Oct. 2017
Still, there’s already a long history of movies being cleaned up for nontheatrical viewers; the difference now is that viewers will be able to purchase them directly from Sony—albeit as bonus material.
—Laura Bradley, vanityfair.com, 13 June 2017
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Brian Contreras, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2023
And as for the five subsequent movies, Fox has theatrical, nontheatrical, and home video rights worldwide through May 2020.
—Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 6 Nov. 2017
But DreamWorks could never escape investor impatience with its rocky box-office returns, and the studio was too small for its nontheatrical department to pick up the slack.
—Erich Schwartzel, WSJ, 10 Oct. 2017
Still, there’s already a long history of movies being cleaned up for nontheatrical viewers; the difference now is that viewers will be able to purchase them directly from Sony—albeit as bonus material.
—Laura Bradley, vanityfair.com, 13 June 2017
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“Nontheatrical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nontheatrical. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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