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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Then, in 2024, director Jon M. Chu adapted the musical for the big screen with part one of Wicked — starring Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda — with the second part, Wicked: For Good, set for a Nov. 21 release.
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Corenswet is plenty handsome and charming as the character originated on the big screen by Christopher Reeve and created in the comics by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 July 2025
In the span of three weeks, in prime time and on the big screen, Americans witnessed two vivid interpretations of the horrors of nuclear war: one explosive and terrifying, the other corrosive and elegiac.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 10 July 2025
The Bluey movie will hit the big screen in 2027 following a deal struck between Disney and BBC Studios.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 July 2025
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Corenswet is plenty handsome and charming as the character originated on the big screen by Christopher Reeve and created in the comics by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 July 2025
In the span of three weeks, in prime time and on the big screen, Americans witnessed two vivid interpretations of the horrors of nuclear war: one explosive and terrifying, the other corrosive and elegiac.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 10 July 2025
The Bluey movie will hit the big screen in 2027 following a deal struck between Disney and BBC Studios.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for the big screen
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“The big screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20big%20screen. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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