Cinema United Fall Summit

The 2026 Fall Summit ran from 28 September to 1 October at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, according to Cinema United's event page. Afterwards the association thanked the members, sponsors, panelists and studio partners who took part on its Fall Summit page.

The programme, attendance and session content are behind the member login, so we do not summarise them here. Members can find them on that page.

The 2027 dates had not been announced as of 31 October 2026: Cinema United's events calendar lists CinemaCon 2027 (12–15 April) but no Fall Summit yet. Registration is not on a public ticket page. Cinema United sends members a registration and RSVP link, usually a few weeks before the Summit; the 2025 link went out on 19 September. When you register you RSVP to each meeting, meal and seminar, and you can change those answers later.

Since 2025 there has been a nominal $199 registration fee to cover running costs. Each circuit can only register a capped number of people at $199, depending on its size, and registrations over the cap cost more. The 2025 notice also said private committee meetings are by separate invitation (Cinema United, September 2025). If you are not yet a member, joining comes first.

Cinema United is the US exhibition trade association; it represents the largest circuits in North America plus hundreds of independents and international members, and it also runs CinemaCon. The Fall Summit is its autumn meeting, held alongside its annual meeting of members.

Unlike CinemaCon there is no big product reel or show floor to justify the trip. The Fall Summit is where members deal with the association's own business — policy and advocacy, industry data, and exhibitor-distributor relations — so its value depends on how involved your company is in the association.

The event detail page on the Cinema United site is public, but the Fall Summit page itself is behind the member login. In practice that makes it relevant to circuit executives and independent owners who already belong, particularly through its Independent Theatre Owners Coalition. If you are not a member, the more useful entry point is CinemaCon in the spring.