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.

Examples of the big screen in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Moviegoers essentially didn’t want to go out of their way to see a streaming property on the big screen, particularly one sans heat at 60% fresh with critics and 86% with audiences. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026

Most recently, the Broadway smash Wicked, which offers an alternate perspective on the Wicked Witch of the West’s villainy, made the jump to the big screen with two equally epic films. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Aug. 2026

Thousands of moviegoers saw the 2027 BMW iX3 on the big screen, but many owners remain frustrated by the collaboration. — Charles Singh, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

It’s expected to receive an awards-qualifying theatrical release earlier in November but won’t play on the big screen nationwide. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 6 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for the big screen

• acridine
• acrolein
• adenine
• alkylene
• aniline
• anthracene
• aquiline
• asphaltene
• atlantean
• atrazine
• butadiene
• butylene