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

Filmmakers Chike Ozah and Coodie Simmons are bringing Ernie Barnes’ story to the big screen. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 10 July 2026

Grande’s acting will next feature on the big screen in the upcoming comedy Focker-In-Law, the Meet the Parents sequel due out this fall. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2026

The movie is in theaters on July 10 and probably will be on the big screen for a while. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 July 2026

When his peers John Candy and Martin Short pivoted to the big screen, Levy appeared in supporting comic roles in their films Splash (1984) and Father of the Bride (1991). — Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 9 July 2026

Rhymes for the big screen

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