Movie theater
VENUE, USUALLY A BUILDING, FOR VIEWING FILMS
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A movie theater (American English), cinema (British English), or cinema hall (Indian English), also known as a movie house, picture house, the pictures, picture theater, the silver screen, the big screen or the movies, is a building that contains auditoria for viewing films (also called movies) for entertainment. Most, but not all, theaters are commercial operations catering to the general public, who attend by purchasing a ticket.