the big screen
noun phrase
: movies and the movie industry especially when they are being compared to television
She was a star of the big screen.
The television show was adapted for the big screen.
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Universal Pictures first announced that Nolan, who won two Academy Awards in March 2024 for his 2023 movie Oppenheimer, would embark on adapting the famous Greek myth for the big screen in December 2024.
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Tommy McArdle, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
On May 16, The Weeknd will bring his album Hurry Up Tomorrow, which topped the Billboard 200, to the big screen as a suspense thriller.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2025
Kelsey Grammer The inclusion of Grammer's name was our first hint that the original X-Men cast from the 2000 film would be returning to the big screen.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 26 Mar. 2025
Back on the big screen, however, the veteran actress played none other than Superman’s mom in Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel (2013) and later won accolades for her performance as socialite Slim Keith in Ryan Murphy’s anthology series Feud: Capote vs. The Swans (2024).
—Maggie Fremont, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2025
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Tommy McArdle, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
On May 16, The Weeknd will bring his album Hurry Up Tomorrow, which topped the Billboard 200, to the big screen as a suspense thriller.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2025
Kelsey Grammer The inclusion of Grammer's name was our first hint that the original X-Men cast from the 2000 film would be returning to the big screen.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 26 Mar. 2025
Back on the big screen, however, the veteran actress played none other than Superman’s mom in Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel (2013) and later won accolades for her performance as socialite Slim Keith in Ryan Murphy’s anthology series Feud: Capote vs. The Swans (2024).
—Maggie Fremont, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2025
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“The big screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20big%20screen. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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