filmgoer

noun film·go·er \ ˈfilm-ˌgō-ər \

Updated on: 10 Apr 2018

Definition of filmgoer

: one who frequently attends films

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Recent Examples of filmgoer from the Web

In the case of Andrew Haigh’s Lean on Pete, that’s a decision every filmgoer will have to make individually.

— stephanie zacharek, Time, "Lean on Pete Has Too Much Horse Heartbreak to Bear," 30 Mar. 2018
Its popularity extends to the continent, where filmgoers from Lagos to Nairobi dress in Afro-futurist garb for screenings.

— The Economist, "The success of “Black Panther” is spurring demand for African comics," 28 Mar. 2018
As word swirls about what the future may hold for the Corktown site, which sits across from the old Tiger Stadium, filmgoers have grown familiar with the images.

— phoebe wall howard, Detroit Free Press, "Michigan Central Station's starring role in movies through the years," 19 Mar. 2018
Cinemark Theatres, which operates 339 movie houses and 4,561 screens in 41 states, has always urged filmgoers to silence their phones, but those pre-movie messages and ads just weren’t cutting it.

— alyson krueger, chicagotribune.com, "These companies will pay you to shut off your phone," 14 Mar. 2018
Three weeks into the Marvel movie’s debut, filmgoers across the country have been flooding social media with pictures of themselves in African garb.

— erica ayisi, The Root, "Make Wakanda Real by Embracing Your African Roots," 5 Mar. 2018
Woody Allen has become a master of this in another dump month, August, where his adult-skewing productions act as counterprogramming for filmgoers weary of special effects and loud noises.

— cary darling, Houston Chronicle, "It's January, which means Liam Neeson is kicking some butt," 11 Jan. 2018
Playing to big crowds at the Roxie — which helped save the theater during a dark time — the film went national through Roxie Releasing, playing to hundreds of thousands of American filmgoers across the United States, grossing $2.3 million.

— g. allen johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, "Artist Andy Goldsworthy’s world returns in ‘Leaning Into the Wind’," 7 Mar. 2018
While the film is heavily anticipated across a range of moviegoers, black filmgoers appear to be the most excited as there are many screenings and parties aimed at black audiences opening weekend.

— cary darling, Houston Chronicle, "'Black Panther' bites into previous records," 7 Feb. 2018

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