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

But Pace achieved a major breakthrough being cast on the primetime soap adaptation of Peyton Place, the scandalous 1956 novel by Grace Metalious that was memorably adapted to the big screen the year after. —Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026

Hayao Miyazaki’s 1989 classic is out in a new 4K remaster exclusively on Imax, continuing an ongoing partnership between GKids, the big screen exhibitor and Studio Ghibli following the release of Princess Mononoke 4K last spring. —Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 15 Mar. 2026

The premiere will be the first time Curtis ever sees the Comet Pictures logo on the big screen. —Emily Longeretta, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026

Here’s what’s streaming and where to catch them on the big screen in Chicago. —Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for the big screen

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