"movie deal" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: movie deals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} movie deal (plural movie deals)
  1. An agreement between a movie production studio and various other stakeholders for the production of a movie, usually based on some source material or other intellectual property created or owned by one or more of the stakeholders.
    Sense id: en-movie_deal-en-noun-xLO2WzXq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
  2. An agreement between a movie production studio and an actor, director, or other person involved in the making of movies, by which that person agrees to participate in the production of a certain number of movies for the studio.
    Sense id: en-movie_deal-en-noun-h6SzYD2I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52

Inflected forms

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