nontheatrical

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Recent Examples of nontheatrical Two maligned nontheatrical sequels followed. Brian Contreras, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2023 And as for the five subsequent movies, Fox has theatrical, nontheatrical, and home video rights worldwide through May 2020. Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 6 Nov. 2017 But DreamWorks could never escape investor impatience with its rocky box-office returns, and the studio was too small for its nontheatrical department to pick up the slack. Erich Schwartzel, WSJ, 10 Oct. 2017 Still, there’s already a long history of movies being cleaned up for nontheatrical viewers; the difference now is that viewers will be able to purchase them directly from Sony—albeit as bonus material. Laura Bradley, HWD, 13 June 2017 Still, there’s already a long history of movies being cleaned up for nontheatrical viewers; the difference now is that viewers will be able to purchase them directly from Sony—albeit as bonus material. Laura Bradley, vanityfair.com, 13 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nontheatrical
Adjective
  • Kam Patterson is funny here as the one unaffected participant, who curiously studied Gothic Literature!
    Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Tech contributions in this straight-on underslant are appropriately unaffected.
    Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • That coldness is a hazard of casting nondramatic actors.
    Robert Daniels, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2022
  • The new agreement also includes advances for members working in nondramatic programming and safety, said the DGA.
    Jonathan Handel, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2020
Adjective
  • In today’s world, the Jeep remains an authentic and unpretentious outlier.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Skylark Negril Beach Resort was the ideal backdrop for dreams to take shape: vibrant yet unpretentious, a space steeped in Jamaican soul.
    Essence, Essence, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Nontheatrical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nontheatrical. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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