general release

noun

: the act of making a film available to be shown in theaters

The film's general release is Friday.

Examples of general release in a Sentence

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Khoury also managed to show The Substance and The Room Next Door in El Gouna and Cairo, which are unlikely to get past censors for a general release, with the latter title challenging local beliefs against euthanasia in largely Muslim Egypt. —Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024

That may change when the software hits the critical mass that the general release brings with it. —David Phelan, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024

So, when will the general release version of iOS 18.1 be out? —David Phelan, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024

This comes hot on the heels of the general release of iOS 18 on Sept. 16, and there was also a first-day update for iPhone 16 users shortly after, also called iOS 18. —David Phelan, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024

Set for general release on August 29th, it was widely advertised in Milwaukee, even underfoot on sidewalks, allowing the shoes of the faithful to touch the face of God. —Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024

That software will be announced in June, reach public beta in July and go on general release in September. —David Phelan, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024

Or, since this is a beta, never make it to general release at all. —David Phelan, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024

The Magnolia release, which is receiving a one-night theatrical showcase 10 days before its Nov. 17 general release, joins an ever-expanding pack of doc portraits exploring boomer musicians who led the rock revolution of the ’60s and ’70s. —Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Nov. 2023