How to Use moviegoer in a Sentence

moviegoer

noun
Definition of moviegoernext
  • Will moviegoers be daunted by eight hours of John, Paul, George and Ringo on the big screen?
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 6 Mar. 2024
  • To paraphrase a wise man, don’t be too stupid to keep moviegoers from having a good time.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2024
  • Most moviegoers may never get the chance to see Coyote vs. Acme, but star Will Forte has.
    — Christian Holub, EW.com, 29 Feb. 2024
  • For most moviegoers, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is still a few weeks away from opening in theaters.
    — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 23 Apr. 2024
  • That’s great for a certain kind of moviegoer, less so for others.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2021
  • First Omen hopes to lure younger female moviegoers as well.
    — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Apr. 2024
  • But moviegoers from a wide range turned out for the first big-screen biopic of the Rastafarian legend.
    — Jake Coyle, Quartz, 18 Feb. 2024
  • And, besides, at the doors on each side were long rows of fleece blankets for moviegoers to take off pegs and cuddle up with during the show.
    — Sam McManis, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Halloween, 2018 But — much to the delight of moviegoers — Curtis couldn't stay away.
    — Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Food and drink items are brought to moviegoers by servers trained not to disrupt the movie experience.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
  • As a moviegoer, Jonathan could be more open and forgiving.
    — Jon Mooallem, New York Times, 23 Nov. 2022
  • The two films are duking it out for the top spot in a week with no new wide releases and the numbers are tight as moviegoers catch up on the hottest blockbusters of the month.
    — Shania Russell, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2024
  • In many locales, a moviegoer might see two features, a cartoon, and a newsreel for one thin dime.
    — Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2023
  • During the one-day event, moviegoers can buy $4 tickets to a variety of films.
    — Kturnqui, oregonlive, 23 Aug. 2023
  • That isn’t a bad vision to beam out to millions of moviegoers across our ever-smaller world.
    — Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
  • But, c’mon, what regular moviegoer isn’t going to line up for this one?
    — Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022
  • For the 72-year-old moviegoer, visiting the Sun & Surf is something of a ritual, as common as a trip to the grocery store.
    — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 2 Sep. 2022
  • Whip-cracking time will be upon moviegoers once again when the first Indiana Jones movie in decades opens in late June.
    — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Dergarabedian said studios may be slow to catch on to what moviegoers want to see.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Several moviegoers hailed Pathaan as a movie that was a statement against the boycott calls, as well as a response to the hate brewing against Khan over the past few years.
    — Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Strong Black leads have created a growing course of abuse and anger that Black actors and moviegoers have endured for years.
    — Kimanzi Constable, Parents, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Box office pundits believe Miller’s woes may have turned off some moviegoers, but not enough to inflict the sort of damage that was wrought.
    — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2023
  • Gerwig and Barbie star Margot Robbie returned the favor and urged moviegoers to spread the wealth around.
    — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2023
  • In each case, the exhibitor appealed and in each case was in the end permitted to show the film uncut, though restricted to moviegoers 18 or older.
    — James H. Dygert, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2023
  • For this brief moment, Parks discovered what still feels like a vaccine for all that ailed a Black moviegoer for most of the movies’ existence.
    — Wesley Morris, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2020
  • But despite a strong reception, the generations of moviegoers who grew up with the role-playing game failed to show up in force.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Sabu would thus have appealed to moviegoers eager for a flavour of truth, while his youth would dampen any threat that his brown skin portended.
    — Hazlitt, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Martin Scorsese is making his case for why moviegoers shouldn't blink at Killers of the Flower Moon's lengthy runtime.
    — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 10 Oct. 2023
  • The '80s classic has lived in the hearts of many moviegoers, even nearly four decades after its theatrical debut.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The strategy worked, with younger adults — who are the most avid moviegoers — making up the majority of the audience.
    — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Sep. 2023

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