megaplex

[ meg-uh-pleks ]

noun

1. a large building containing many movie theaters, usually more than a dozen.

megaplex

/ ˈmɛɡəˌplɛks /

noun

1. 1. a cinema complex containing a large number of separate screens, and usually a restaurant or bar
   2. ( as modifier )

      a megaplex cinema

Word History and Origins

Origin of megaplex¹

1990–95; mega- + -plex

Example Sentences

The go-go megaplex boom of the late ’90s and early ’00s created theaters the size of small airports, with theaters sometimes housing more than two dozen screens.

From Los Angeles Times

Live after a two-year hiatus, what had been an intimate spot for music discovery turned into a gleaming showcase for Latin music at the heart of downtown’s sports and music megaplex.

From Los Angeles Times

Would I find diehard Nolanheads mingling with pink-clad Gerwig stans at their local megaplex?

From Los Angeles Times

And then they left, bouncing around suburban rinks since the 1980s until they moved into a megaplex atop a mall in Ballston, closer to their Virginia McMansions and closer to the families who can afford their pricey youth program.

From Washington Post

Some older moviegoers simply have not returned to the local megaplex, industry executives told Reuters.

From Reuters