sureseater

Noun

sureseater (plural sureseaters)

1. An art house cinema.
   • The usual sureseater formula is simple: give moviegoers what they rarely get in standard cinemansions — a single feature, no popcorn, well-behaved next-seat neighbors, super-comfortable seats and, most important, high-quality pictures from Britain, Fance, Italy, and sometimes even Hollywood.1949, Briton Hadden, Henry Robinson Luce, Time - Volume 54
   • Some reports suggested that art houses did not need to use much advertising because "a sureseater hit automatically woos the kind of audience that is eager to seek out a good film."2001, Barbara Wilinsky, Sure Seaters: The Emergence of Art House Cinema, →ISBN, page 90