First-run

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    made available for public screening for the first time not-comparable
  2. 2
    screening first-run films not-comparable

    "How long a movie stayed in the First Run theaters depended entirely on how big a hit it was. [...] If a movie was not a hit, it most often left the first run theater after two weeks and disappeared seemingly forever."

  3. 3
    broadcast or streamed for the first time on any broadcast or streaming service (including films that are previously released theatrically) not-comparable

    "[...] Netflix swooped in to take first-run rights to season two mere weeks before the streaming giant had any idea how the series would perform on its platform."

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"How long a movie stayed in the First Run theaters depended entirely on how big a hit it was. [...] If a movie was not a hit, it most often left the first run theater after two weeks and disappeared seemingly forever."

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