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

The Tampa Bay Rays will host those games, but the Brewers invited fans to come to their stadium and watch on the big screen. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

With distribution led by Regal, the show will also be available on the big screen at AMC, Cinemark and other participating theaters, for more than 650 locations total. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026

The children’s reactions to the big screen show what that loss means. — Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026

At IndieWire’s Art of the Doc event on Monday, October 19, Neville sat down with IndieWire editor-in-chief Brent Lang to discuss bringing the Beatle’s story to the big screen. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 21 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for the big screen

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