User_gary  +  386865 Mon, 02 Jul 07 07:12 AM Before 57-year-old Rajnikant's latest venture 'Sivaji' hit the marquees this week, it was a common sight to see fans performing ablution by milk on his cut-outs, breaking coconuts in front of the film's posters to ward off evil forces, offering prayers and standing in never-ending serpentine queues to get a ticket. What does `marquees' mean in this sentence? [I have already looked into dictionaries, but still I can't grasp its meaning] Please help me. User_gary Joined on Fri, Jan 5 2007 Senior Member 3,194 Honesty is the best policy

	Feebs11  +  386943 Mon, 02 Jul 07 11:09 AM A marquee is a large tent used for outdoor events: http://tinyurl.com/39qk2e It is also used for the entrance to theatres or concert halls where the event is advertised : http://tinyurl.com/35ra3q Feebs11 Joined on Thu, Nov 23 2006 UK Veteran Member 5,006

	nona the brit  +  387014 Mon, 02 Jul 07 02:26 PM appeared in the marquees - the film was shown in the marquees. 'hit the' is often used in this sense. New products hit the highstreet. (appear in high street shops). We hit the bars after the concert (we went to bars after the concert). nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member 11,773 The name says it all.