first-run
adjective
: available for public viewing for the first time
first-run movies
also
: exhibiting first-run movies
first-run theaters
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Under the new deal, Prime Video will have an exclusive early window following Starz’s exclusive first-run window beginning with Lionsgate’s 2026 theatrical releases available to U.S. customers.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
As part of the new deal, Prime Video will have an exclusive early window following STARZ’s exclusive first-run window beginning with Lionsgate’s 2026 theatrical releases available to U.S. customers, a package of films from the 2025 slate and a commitment for licensing library movies and TV.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
As part of the new deal, Prime Video will secure an exclusive window after Starz’s earlier first-run window.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
But in the same ecosystem as the Gene Siskel Film Center, a program of the School of the Art Institute, and the Music Box Theatre, Chicago’s Facets isn’t really in the game of booking local premieres of first-run international films.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
As part of the new deal, Prime Video will have an exclusive early window following STARZ’s exclusive first-run window beginning with Lionsgate’s 2026 theatrical releases available to U.S. customers, a package of films from the 2025 slate and a commitment for licensing library movies and TV.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
As part of the new deal, Prime Video will secure an exclusive window after Starz’s earlier first-run window.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
But in the same ecosystem as the Gene Siskel Film Center, a program of the School of the Art Institute, and the Music Box Theatre, Chicago’s Facets isn’t really in the game of booking local premieres of first-run international films.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
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“First-run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first-run. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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