movie industry
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2.5
- noun
- /ˈmuːvi ˈɪndəstri/
- US
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industria cinematográfica
- Both owe the movie industry for the fame they have achieved.
First of all, the festival is no longer just for the movie industry.
- First of all, the festival is no longer just for the movie industry.
- And then he gets really involved with the the movie industry.
- If the red flag is there and it can be in, you know, a movie industry, it could be on Wall Street, it can be a hip hop artist.
- Comcast is all by, you know, Liberty Media and Doug Trumbull worked for him, you know, movie industry, movies.
- You're talking about video games or I mean, I guess I would probably talk more about like the movie industry.
Examples
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Now internet speeds have gotten faster, but the movie industry is struggling to sell DVDs.
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If I recall correctly, that is why Hollywood and the movie industry sprung up in California.
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- New to the movie industry or something?
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The cultural history for me has always been about the whole town being based upon the movie industry.
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Why did the movie industry simply stop manufacturing stars?
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Yes, perhaps we could impose an entertainment tax on the movie industry.
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The 1940s were a highly productive time for the movie industry.
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It changed the movie industry forever.
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In general, the story is about the movie industry trying to remain culturally—and, more likely, financially—relevant.
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Last year, the American movie industry grossed more than $11 billion, a record.
Synonyms
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3.0
A cinema where films are shown to many people
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2.4
People and companies that make, sell, and show movies
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People and companies that make movies
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The world of movies and the people who make them
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The world of movies and the people who make them
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A name for Hollywood and the movie world as a glamorous place
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from 'movie' (film) + 'industry' (business/sector); a B1 learner who knows both constituent words can infer it refers to the business of producing, distributing, and exhibiting films. This noun‑noun composition is a common, compositional pattern cross‑linguistically, so the phrase is immediately comprehensible from its parts.
Etymology
Movie industry comes from the word movie, short for the old term 'moving picture', and industry, meaning the business that makes and sells things. So movie industry gives the image of people and companies who make, sell and show films, which is why it means the business of producing and distributing movies.