Buying Tickets

173. There are no special words or expressions connected with cinema tickets. (See THEATRE, unit 121.)

However, since booking cinema seats by telephone is widespread in this country, the following expressions may be

to book seats (for the cinema)/cinema seats by (tele)phone

booking by (tele)phone

telephone booking

to collect/ pick up tickets (half an hour) before the performance

Success or Failure of a Film

174. The following words are used of films in the same ways as of plays:

success, successful (see unit 123)

review (see unit 125)

receive, reception (see unit 126)

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