world premiere
noun
: the first regular performance (as of a theatrical production) anywhere in the world
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The best actress prize was shared between Fukuchi Momoko and Kawase Naomi, stars of Nakagawa Ryutaro’s Japanese familial drama Echoes of Motherhood, which also had its world premiere at Tokyo.
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Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
Diamond, diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2018, was unable to attend the musical's world premiere at Hollywood's AFI Fest last month.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
The film, which had its world premiere last month at AFI Fest, is set to hit theaters December 25.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
But when Neon bought the film just before its world premiere — and later injected roughly $1 million into reshoots that don’t improve the story much — Stuckmann’s scrappy underdog became a mainstream Frankenstein’s monster some horror fans earnestly wanted to watch fail.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2025
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Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
Diamond, diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2018, was unable to attend the musical's world premiere at Hollywood's AFI Fest last month.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
The film, which had its world premiere last month at AFI Fest, is set to hit theaters December 25.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
But when Neon bought the film just before its world premiere — and later injected roughly $1 million into reshoots that don’t improve the story much — Stuckmann’s scrappy underdog became a mainstream Frankenstein’s monster some horror fans earnestly wanted to watch fail.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2025
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“World premiere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/world%20premiere. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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