Kino

14:29 Sep 14, 2017 

I'm not sure "multiplex" or "multiplex cinema" works well here. Single-screen buildings, if they exist, might want locks :)
I'm not saying that "cinema" is not *used* for buildings. I'm pointing out that the definitions for "Kino" and "multiplex" include "building," whereas those for "cinema" do not.
http://www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/Kino
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/multipl...
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/cinema
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/cinema
Would it be "formal" to say, "This is a lock specially designed for operas?"
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/opera

14:13 Sep 14, 2017 

This is a term that would be understood in the UK, though I think the more authentic variant would be 'multiscreen cinema'. Re 'Theater 4 on the right', that would be 'Screen 4'.

13:07 Sep 14, 2017 

"Cinema building" should fulfill all the criteria, although it would be nice to see a sentence or phrase. "Cinema" should also work, but my reserves are echoed in "cinema hall." If "cinema" (UK) functions as "movie theatre" (US), then it is technically a *space* in which *a* motion picture is played. People who considered the multiplex a "movie theater" were confused when I would say "Theater 4 on the right... " I will only mention "home theatres/cinemas." Done.

11:12 Sep 14, 2017 

is a slightly pretentious designation applied to the one cinema in a city that shows foreign films. Cinema hall sounds awful - like a shed or a hangar.

10:54 Sep 14, 2017 

What do you think of "cinema hall"? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Cinema

It seems "multiplex" has a slightly different meaning and connotation in the UK. "Theatre" could refer to a building in which films are screened in the UK. http://cinema-theatre.org.uk/uk-cinemas/listed-cinemas/engla...

10:25 Sep 14, 2017 

Kino or Kinos? If it's plural, I would recommend:
We fit locks for cinema buildings.

A director makes a breakthrough into cinema (art form).
A burglar breaks into cinema buildings.

06:44 Sep 14, 2017 

If you're only interested in the building, I worked in a Multiplex, or Multiplex Cinemas, in the US. It's just a movie theatre (house) with more than one screen. I assume the UK has this innovation as well :) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiplex_(movie_theater)

04:55 Sep 14, 2017 

Cinema would be the appropiate description.

04:09 Sep 14, 2017 

Thanx for your input. No, this company sells locks for doors, so we're definitely talking about the building. So far it looks like Cinema is the answer.

23:36 Sep 13, 2017 

Cinema is an art form but would also work for the building. However, you did also ask about colloquial usage, so for 'going to the movies' use 'going to the pictures'.