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Recent Examples of nontheatrical
Two maligned nontheatrical sequels followed.
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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
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
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Léa Seydoux gives a very committed, unaffected performance as Lucy, an experimental pianist who must deal with the dawning knowledge that her beloved husband Philip (Laurence Rupp) has a second life online as a pedophile pornographer.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
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French authorities had initially ordered over 1,700 passengers and crew on The Ambition cruise ship to remain on board, but then decided late Wednesday to let those unaffected disembark.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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That coldness is a hazard of casting nondramatic actors.—
Robert Daniels,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2022
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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
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That raw, unpretentious approach to words was my baseline.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
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The hotel’s slim set of measured, crisp rooms draws a low-key crowd, ranging from honeymooners to city weekenders from Kuala Lumpur, all lounging with the same welcome, unpretentious ease of the hotel itself.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 May 2026
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“Nontheatrical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nontheatrical. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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