A movie theater may also be referred to as a movie theatre, movie house, film house, film theater or picture house.
The etymology of the term "movie theater" involves the term "movie", which is a "shortened form of moving picture in the cinematographic sense" that was first used in 1896[REF] and "theater", which originated in the "..late 14c., [meaning an] "open air place in ancient times for viewing spectacles and plays".