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

Beyond the simple pleasure of great films on the big screen, Base sees Monroe’s ubiquity as a way to advance a broader effort to democratize the festival. — Ben Croll, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026

The people who eventually brought Elf to the big screen came from wildly different corners of Hollywood, from nobodies to legends, executives to improvisers, Comedy Central to Saturday Night Live. — Andy Richter With Aaron Karo, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2026

Sarah Polley brought Miriam Toews’s heartbreaking novel to the big screen with great care and without compromising its complexity. — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026

Another feature that takes advantage of the big screen is an improved map view. — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 28 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for the big screen

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