Definitions
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- noun A very large multiplex movie theater with multiple auditoriums.
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- noun A large, multi-screen
cinema
Etymologies
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Examples
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Massachusetts wants to build a "megaplex" convention center on the Boston Harbor-with a casino attached, to pay for it.
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With $1.6 million on less than 250 screens after five weekends, this film seemingly fell victim to both its uber-downbeat premise and the fact that there was plenty of quality fare available at the megaplex without having to find a local arthouse theater.
Scott Mendelson: Jackass 3-D Opens With $50m, Setting October/Documentary records, While Red Scores $22m: Weekend Box Office (10/17/10) Scott Mendelson 2010
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Just this week an new megaplex was announced that will sprawl across Kent, Tukwila and Renton which will be low rise but more business oriented than the old central urb of Seattle.
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The theater was full for this 1: 40 p.m. showing, but it was in one of the smaller venues in the megaplex.
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It will engulf the whole megaplex, including areas of New Jersey and Connecticut.
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These films will continue to attract big crowds to the megaplex.
New release model could inject money into independent films Robert W. Butler 2010
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With $1.6 million on less than 250 screens after five weekends, this film seemingly fell victim to both its uber-downbeat premise and the fact that there was plenty of quality fare available at the megaplex without having to find a local arthouse theater.
Scott Mendelson: Jackass 3-D Opens With $50m, Setting October/Documentary records, While Red Scores $22m: Weekend Box Office (10/17/10) Scott Mendelson 2010
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In our hometown megaplex, an entire wing is dedicated to the restaurant/theater experience that Fork & Screen offers.
Movie Review: Memorial Day Double-Feature | Heretical Ideas Magazine 2009
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City officials 'vision for the revamping of Coney Island has often conflicted with that of developer Joseph Sitt, who spent millions buying up properties along the famed boardwalk and touted plans for a glittering, Vegas-style destination, complete with a four-star hotel, an indoor water park and an entertainment megaplex.
Italian Amusement Ride Maker Nears Major Deal in Coney Island 2010
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City officials 'vision for the revamping of Coney Island has often conflicted with that of developer Joseph Sitt, who spent millions buying up properties along the famed boardwalk and touted plans for a glittering, Vegas-style destination, complete with a four-star hotel, an indoor water park and an entertainment megaplex.
Italian Amusement Ride Maker Nears Major Deal in Coney Island 2010
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