movie ticket

Meaning

A movie ticket is a small piece of paper or a digital document that shows you have paid to watch a film in a cinema. You usually show it to an usher at the entrance before entering the theater hall. It often includes details like the movie title, showtime, and your seat number.

Examples

• I bought a movie ticket online to avoid the long lines at the cinema.

  I bought a movie ticket online to avoid the long lines at the cinema.

• How much is a movie ticket for the weekend show?

  How much is a movie ticket for the weekend show?

• Don't lose your movie ticket; they check them at the door.

  Don't lose your movie ticket; they check them at the door.

• She showed her digital movie ticket on her phone to the usher.

  She showed her digital movie ticket on her phone to the usher.

• We need to buy another movie ticket because Sam is coming with us.

  We need to buy another movie ticket because Sam is coming with us.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I bought a ticket of movie for tonight.

  ✓ I bought a movie ticket for tonight.

  In English, we use the compound noun 'movie ticket' directly rather than using 'of' to connect the nouns.

• ✗ Can I have two movie cards, please?

  ✓ Can I have two movie tickets, please?

  A 'card' usually refers to a plastic payment or membership card. The pass used to enter a cinema is always called a 'ticket'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• I booked my ___ on the cinema's app.

  💡 The paper or digital pass to see a film.

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  movie ticket

• The usher asked to see my ___ before I went inside.

  💡 The document showing you paid for the film.

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  movie ticket