# Filmgrail > Filmgrail AS builds and operates the digital platform that cinemas run on: custom websites, native iOS and Android apps, a shared CMS, digital ticketing and checkout, a loyalty system, push notification campaigns, programming tools and audience analytics. Headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with presence in Wilmington, Delaware (USA) and Istanbul, Türkiye. Filmgrail serves cinemas, cultural centres and film festivals, including Bergen Kino, Trondheim Kino, Aurora Kino, Fredrikstad Kino, Classic Cinemas, Wallis Cinema, BIFF (Bergen International Film Festival) and the Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund. Published results across cinemas on the platform: 9 out of 10 app and website end users create a user profile; engagement is ~4× industry benchmarks for standard ticketing websites and apps; the average yearly increase in digital ticket sales is 89%. Contact: johnrush@filmgrail.com ## Products - [Custom cinema apps for iOS and Android](https://filmgrail.com/custom-apps/): Custom movie app for your cinema: native iOS and Android apps with showtimes, seat selection, mobile ticketing, watchlists and loyalty — fully branded to your theatre. - [Cinema websites built to sell tickets](https://filmgrail.com/custom-web/): Custom cinema websites that sell tickets: programme, showtimes, seat selection, checkout, news and festivals — fast, responsive, SEO-ready and built on one CMS. - [One CMS for your website and your apps](https://filmgrail.com/cms/): A cinema CMS built for exhibitors: manage movies, showtimes, articles, carousels, banners, push, gift cards and loyalty for web and app from one admin panel. No code. - [A 360° view of your moviegoers](https://filmgrail.com/filmgrail-insights/): Cinema analytics that show how moviegoers behave across your site and app: registered users, demographics, engagement, watchlists, ratings, sessions and digital box office. - [Plan the week across every hall](https://filmgrail.com/planning-tool/): Plan the cinema week across every hall, automate movie imports, track progress with role-based access and detailed reporting, then publish the schedule everywhere at once. - [Push notifications that fill seats](https://filmgrail.com/push-notifications/): Targeted push notifications for cinemas on app and web: new releases, booking reminders, personalised offers and automated campaigns — segmented, scheduled and measured. - [Keep your guests coming back for more](https://filmgrail.com/filmgrail-loyalty/): Run a cinema loyalty program that drives repeat visits: points on tickets, food and merchandise, tiered membership, rewards, member cards and full moviegoer insight. - [Film festival ticketing software and websites](https://filmgrail.com/festival-platform/): Film festival ticketing software and websites: sections, single screenings, passes, industry accreditation and a site that survives programme day. From about $5,000 a year. - [Movie theater ticketing software built for the digital box office](https://filmgrail.com/cinema-ticketing-software/): Movie theater and cinema ticketing software that sells on web and mobile: seat maps, ticket types, pricing, gift cards and checkout on your box office. No per-ticket fees. - [Box office software built around the online sale](https://filmgrail.com/box-office-software/): Box office software for cinemas: a box office management system and online ticketing on one live inventory, with no per-ticket fees. How to choose, what it costs, and 11 questions to ask… - [Cinema POS, joined up with the online sale](https://filmgrail.com/cinema-pos-system/): A cinema POS system that joins tickets and concessions to the same moviegoer: one basket online and at the counter, loyalty and gift cards built in, and reporting that reconciles. - [Cinema software for independent cinemas](https://filmgrail.com/cinema-software-for-independent-cinemas/): Cinema software for independent cinemas: your own website, native apps, checkout and loyalty on your box office. From $200 a year, no per-ticket fees. - [Software for single-screen, town and community cinemas](https://filmgrail.com/single-screen-cinema-software/): Software for single-screen, town and community cinemas: website, online ticketing, gift cards and apps on your box office. $200 a year, no per-ticket fees. - [Cinema chain software for small and mid-size circuits](https://filmgrail.com/cinema-chain-software/): Cinema chain software for small and mid-size circuits: one website, apps, checkout, loyalty and reporting for every site. Flat per screen, no per-ticket fees. - [Cinema software for cultural centres and arts venues](https://filmgrail.com/cultural-centre-cinema-software/): Cinema software for cultural centres, kulturhus and arts venues: film, concerts and stage on one website and checkout, with one customer list. From $200 a year. - [Theatre booking software for venues that show film and stage](https://filmgrail.com/theatre-booking-software/): Theatre booking software for venues that show film and stage: online seat booking, reservations and ticketing on one website and checkout. Flat price, no per-ticket fees. - [Cinema and movie theater management software, end to end](https://filmgrail.com/cinema-management-software/): Cinema and movie theater management software: programming, website, apps, ticketing, loyalty, push and analytics on one platform. From $200 a year, no per-ticket fees. ## Author - [John Rush](https://filmgrail.com/author/john-rush/): CEO, Filmgrail. John Rush has worked in cinema technology since 2011. He is CEO of Filmgrail, which builds the digital platform cinemas run on. Writes the articles on this site. Expertise: cinema ticketing and checkout conversion; native cinema mobile apps; cinema audience data and loyalty; cinema programming and scheduling automation; AI in cinema operations. ## Company - [About Filmgrail](https://filmgrail.com/company/): Company, leadership, locations and the cinemas on the platform. - [Product presentation](https://filmgrail.com/presentation/): Full walkthrough of every product with real screenshots. - [Book a demo](https://filmgrail.com/demo/): Free personalised cost assessment and three-year ROI estimate. ## Integrations Filmgrail runs on top of the cinema's existing box office system rather than replacing it. - [Filmgrail + Vista](https://filmgrail.com/integrations/vista/): Keep Vista as the back office and settlement engine. Replace the website, the apps and the online checkout with something moviegoers actually enjoy using. - [Filmgrail + Veezi](https://filmgrail.com/integrations/veezi/): Veezi runs the cinema well and cheaply. Its web sales page is the weakest thing an independent shows its audience — this replaces it. - [Filmgrail + POSitive](https://filmgrail.com/integrations/positive/): POSitive keeps the counter, the inventory and the reporting. Filmgrail takes the website, the native apps and the online sale. - [Filmgrail + Admit One](https://filmgrail.com/integrations/admit-one/): Admit One already sits across several POS systems. Filmgrail adds the branded website, native apps and moviegoer relationship on top of whatever it is joined to. - [Filmgrail + MyCloudCinema](https://filmgrail.com/integrations/mycloudcinema/): A cloud box office deserves a cloud front end. Keep MyCloudCinema for operations and put a branded site, native apps and a real checkout in front of it. - [Filmgrail + COMPESO](https://filmgrail.com/integrations/compeso/): COMPESO is deeply established in German-speaking exhibition. Filmgrail adds the branded digital layer above it without disturbing the box office. - [Filmgrail + Savoy Systems](https://filmgrail.com/integrations/savoy-systems/): Oscar handles admissions, retail, memberships and multi-site reporting. Filmgrail handles everything the audience sees before the ticket exists. - [Filmgrail + Jack Roe](https://filmgrail.com/integrations/jack-roe/): Tapos runs the box office and the counter. Filmgrail runs the website, the apps and the online sale that feeds them. - [Filmgrail + RTS](https://filmgrail.com/integrations/rts/): RTS keeps the point of sale and the reporting. Filmgrail takes the website, the native apps and the online purchase. - [Filmgrail + Omniterm](https://filmgrail.com/integrations/omniterm/): Omniterm keeps the box office and the counter. Filmgrail supplies the branded website, the native apps and the online sale. - [Filmgrail + Spektrix](https://filmgrail.com/integrations/spektrix/): Keep Spektrix for ticketing, CRM and fundraising. Put a proper cinema front end on top of it, with film pages, seasons and native apps. - [Filmgrail + Ticketsolve](https://filmgrail.com/integrations/ticketsolve/): Keep Ticketsolve as the box office. Replace the website and add native apps, with film pages built for how people actually search for a film. - [Filmgrail + Agile Ticketing](https://filmgrail.com/integrations/agile-ticketing/): Keep Agile as the ticketing engine. Put a proper cinema and festival front end on top — programme, passes, native apps and a checkout that survives an on-sale. ## Comparisons and alternatives - [Vista alternatives: keep the back office, replace what moviegoers see](https://filmgrail.com/alternatives/vista-alternatives/): The best Vista alternative for what your audience sees is Filmgrail: a film-first website, native apps and checkout on top of Vista, with no back-office migration. - [Veezi alternatives: a real front end on top of Veezi](https://filmgrail.com/alternatives/veezi-alternatives/): The best Veezi alternative for your website and app is Filmgrail, which runs on top of Veezi. Keep the cloud box office, upgrade what your audience sees. - [Cinema ticketing software alternatives: where Filmgrail fits](https://filmgrail.com/alternatives/cinema-ticketing-software-alternatives/): The four kinds of cinema ticketing software, and why Filmgrail on top of your existing box office is the fastest way to a better online sale. - [Vista vs Veezi: which one is your cinema actually for?](https://filmgrail.com/compare/vista-vs-veezi/): Two products from the same group aimed at opposite ends of exhibition, and the honest test for which end you are at. - [Filmgrail vs Veezi: run Veezi, sell with Filmgrail](https://filmgrail.com/compare/filmgrail-vs-veezi/): Veezi runs the cinema. Filmgrail runs what the audience sees, on top of Veezi. For the website, apps and online sale, Filmgrail is the stronger choice. - [Filmgrail vs Vista: the better front end for Vista cinemas](https://filmgrail.com/compare/filmgrail-vs-vista/): Vista runs the back office. Filmgrail runs what moviegoers see, on top of Vista. For the website, apps and online sale, Filmgrail is the stronger choice. - [Filmgrail vs Ticketsolve: the film front end for Ticketsolve venues](https://filmgrail.com/compare/filmgrail-vs-ticketsolve/): Ticketsolve is a ticketing, box office and CRM platform for live venues. Filmgrail is the film-first website and app on top. For selling film, Filmgrail wins. - [Filmgrail vs Spektrix: the film front end for Spektrix venues](https://filmgrail.com/compare/filmgrail-vs-spektrix/): Spektrix is ticketing, CRM and fundraising for arts organisations. Filmgrail is the film-first website and app on top. For selling film, Filmgrail is the stronger choice. - [Spektrix vs Tessitura: the arts ticketing question](https://filmgrail.com/compare/spektrix-vs-tessitura/): The most-searched comparison in arts ticketing. What each is built for, the size of organisation each suits, and the question that usually settles it. - [Admit One alternatives: the better front end for your cinema](https://filmgrail.com/alternatives/admit-one-alternatives/): The best Admit One alternative for what your audience sees is Filmgrail: a film-first website, native apps and checkout on top of Admit One, with no POS migration. - [Savoy Systems alternatives for cinemas and arts venues](https://filmgrail.com/alternatives/savoy-alternatives/): The strongest Savoy Systems alternative for the audience side is Filmgrail: a film-first website, native apps and checkout on top of Oscar, with no box office migration. - [Tapos (Jacro) alternatives: a real front end for your PoS](https://filmgrail.com/alternatives/tapos-alternatives/): The best Tapos alternative for online sales is Filmgrail: a branded website, native apps and checkout running on Tapos, instead of an iFrame or a WordPress plugin. - [Ticketsolve alternatives for cinemas and film venues](https://filmgrail.com/alternatives/ticketsolve-alternatives/): The best Ticketsolve alternative for a film audience is Filmgrail: a film-first website, native apps and checkout on top of Ticketsolve, with no ticketing migration. - [Spektrix alternatives for cinemas and film-led venues](https://filmgrail.com/alternatives/spektrix-alternatives/): The best Spektrix alternative for a film audience is Filmgrail: a film-first website, native apps and checkout on top of Spektrix, keeping its CRM and fundraising. - [AgileTix alternatives for cinemas and film festivals](https://filmgrail.com/alternatives/agile-ticketing-alternatives/): The best AgileTix alternative for your audience experience is Filmgrail: a film-first website, native apps and checkout that run on top of Agile Ticketing Solutions. - [Filmbot alternatives for independent cinemas](https://filmgrail.com/alternatives/filmbot-alternatives/): The best Filmbot alternative for a cinema that wants native apps and a website built to grow is Filmgrail, running on a box office such as Veezi or AgileTix. - [Filmgrail vs The Boxoffice Company: a product you run](https://filmgrail.com/compare/filmgrail-vs-boxoffice-company/): The closest like-for-like comparison on this site. Boost is a bundle of tools and marketing services; Filmgrail is one product for website, apps and data. - [Filmgrail vs Movio: own the channel, not just the campaign](https://filmgrail.com/compare/filmgrail-vs-movio/): Movio is Vista Group's data and campaign engine. Filmgrail is the website, apps, push and loyalty the audience actually uses, with the data built in. - [Filmgrail vs Filmbot for independent cinemas](https://filmgrail.com/compare/filmgrail-vs-filmbot/): Filmbot bundles website, ticketing and an iPad box office for US independents. Filmgrail adds native apps and flat per-screen pricing on top of your box office. - [Filmgrail vs Eventive for film festivals](https://filmgrail.com/compare/filmgrail-vs-eventive/): Eventive charges a percentage plus a fee on every paid ticket. Filmgrail gives a festival its own website and app at a flat annual price. - [Filmgrail vs Kinoheld: your own channels, not a widget](https://filmgrail.com/compare/filmgrail-vs-kinoheld/): Kinoheld is a ticketing widget and cinema portal on top of your POS. Filmgrail is a fully branded website and native app layer on top of it. - [Filmgrail vs Agile Ticketing Solutions](https://filmgrail.com/compare/filmgrail-vs-agile-ticketing/): AgileTix is a broad venue ticketing suite. Filmgrail is a front end built only for cinemas and film festivals, and it runs on top of AgileTix. - [Film festival ticketing platforms compared](https://filmgrail.com/alternatives/film-festival-ticketing-platforms/): Eight platforms festivals actually shortlist — what each is built for, which ones stream, which publish prices, and which run a year-round cinema too. - [Kinoheld alternatives: your own site and app, not a slot in a portal](https://filmgrail.com/alternatives/kinoheld-alternatives/): The best Kinoheld alternative is Filmgrail: a branded website, native apps and checkout on top of your POS, where every visitor and every customer record is yours. - [Cinetixx alternatives: keep the till, upgrade what your audience sees](https://filmgrail.com/alternatives/cinetixx-alternatives/): The best cinetixx alternative for the online experience is Filmgrail: a branded website, native apps and checkout that can run on top of your box office. - [COMPESO alternatives: a better front end on the POS you trust](https://filmgrail.com/alternatives/compeso-alternatives/): The best COMPESO alternative for your website and apps is Filmgrail, which runs on top of COMPESO. No POS migration, live in a few weeks. - [The Boxoffice Company alternatives: a product, not a services bundle](https://filmgrail.com/alternatives/boxoffice-company-alternatives/): The best alternative to The Boxoffice Company's Boost is Filmgrail: branded website, native apps, checkout, loyalty and push on top of your POS, with published pricing. - [Movio alternatives: start with the channels, not the campaign engine](https://filmgrail.com/alternatives/movio-alternatives/): The best Movio alternative for most cinemas is Filmgrail: owned website and native apps with push, loyalty and audience analytics built in, on any box office. - [MyCloudCinema alternatives: keep the cloud POS, fix the front end](https://filmgrail.com/alternatives/mycloudcinema-alternatives/): The best MyCloudCinema alternative for your website and apps is Filmgrail, which runs on top of MyCloudCinema. No POS migration, live in a few weeks. - [RTS alternatives: a dedicated front end on top of your RTS POS](https://filmgrail.com/alternatives/rts-alternatives/): The best RTS alternative for your website and app is Filmgrail, which runs on top of RTS. Keep the POS, upgrade what your audience sees. - [Omniterm alternatives: keep the POS, add native apps and a real website](https://filmgrail.com/alternatives/omniterm-alternatives/): The best Omniterm alternative for your website and apps is Filmgrail, which runs on top of Omniterm. No POS migration, live in a few weeks. - [Eventive alternatives: a festival platform that is your own brand](https://filmgrail.com/alternatives/eventive-alternatives/): The best Eventive alternative for a festival's public edition is Filmgrail: a full festival website, branded apps, passes and accreditation for a flat annual price. - [AudienceView alternatives for film festivals and cinemas](https://filmgrail.com/alternatives/audienceview-alternatives/): The best AudienceView alternative for a film festival or cinema is Filmgrail: festival or cinema website, native apps, passes, sections and accreditation, flat annual price. - [FilmChief alternatives: the public edition needs more than a ticket shop](https://filmgrail.com/alternatives/filmchief-alternatives/): The best FilmChief alternative for your public edition is Filmgrail: a festival website, branded apps, passes and ticketing, next to the submissions tool you keep. - [Elevent alternatives: the festival website and app, not just the ticket engine](https://filmgrail.com/alternatives/elevent-alternatives/): The best Elevent alternative is Filmgrail: festival website, branded apps, ticketing, passes and accreditation as one product, with a published price. - [Shift72 alternatives: when the in-person edition is the festival](https://filmgrail.com/alternatives/shift72-alternatives/): When the in-person edition is the festival, the best Shift72 alternative is Filmgrail: festival website, branded apps, ticketing and passes for the edition people attend. - [CineSend alternatives: the festival platform for the edition people attend](https://filmgrail.com/alternatives/cinesend-alternatives/): CineSend moves and streams video. For the public edition, the best alternative is Filmgrail: festival website, branded apps, ticketing, passes and accreditation. - [Ferve Tickets alternatives: the whole festival, not just the ticketing](https://filmgrail.com/alternatives/ferve-alternatives/): The best Ferve Tickets alternative is Filmgrail: festival website, CMS, branded apps, ticketing and passes as one product, for a published flat price. - [TicketCo alternatives: a platform built for film festivals](https://filmgrail.com/alternatives/ticketco-alternatives/): The best TicketCo alternative for a film festival is Filmgrail: festival website, CMS, apps, ticketing and passes built for festivals, for a flat price. - [vivenu alternatives: a film festival's website and ticketing in one](https://filmgrail.com/alternatives/vivenu-alternatives/): The best vivenu alternative for a film festival is Filmgrail: festival website, CMS, apps, ticketing, passes and accreditation in one, for a flat price. ## Cinema supplier directory The cinema supply chain as an entity directory. Independent listings, no commercial relationship and no ranking. Companies with a full profile have their own page; the rest are verified directory entries (name, country, website, source category) drawn from the International Cinema Technology Association membership register. Filterable at https://filmgrail.com/suppliers/. - [Ticketing and software](https://filmgrail.com/suppliers/ticketing-and-software/) — 40 suppliers: Admit One, Agile Ticketing Solutions, CineSend, CINEsync, Compeso, Comscore, Earcatch, Elevent, Eventive, Filmbot, FilmChief, Fliko, Gower Street Analytics, Greta & Starks, INDY Cinema Group, Kinoheld, Movio, MyCloudCinema, Omniterm, POSitive Cinema, Ready Theatre Systems, Savoy Systems, Shift72, Showtime Analytics, SimpleTix, Spektrix, Tapos (formerly Jacro), Tessitura, The Boxoffice Company, TheaterEars, Ticketor, Veezi, Vista Group, Casablanca Payments, Cinema360, CinemaPlus, Fliko, Influx Interactive Technology, LLC, Theatre Toolkit, Venue Valet, LLC - [Screens](https://filmgrail.com/suppliers/screens/) — 8 suppliers: AIRSCREEN, Galalite Screens, Harkness Screens, LG Electronics, Moviescreens Technologies, Samsung, Severtson Screens, Strong/MDI Screen Systems - [Sound](https://filmgrail.com/suppliers/sound/) — 12 suppliers: Alcons Audio, DTS, Harman Professional, Meyer Sound, Powersoft, Procella Audio, QSC, Trinnov Audio, Premium Audio Company, QSC/QSYS, Sound Associates Ltd., TMH Labs - [Projection](https://filmgrail.com/suppliers/projection/) — 11 suppliers: Barco, Christie, Cinionic, Sharp NEC Display Solutions, Texas Instruments, Ushio, Adaptive Technologies Group, Inc., Bell Theatre Services, Ltd., Digital Light Sources, HCBL, Shenzhen Intela Laser Technology Co.,Ltd - [Concessions](https://filmgrail.com/suppliers/concessions-equipment/) — 4 suppliers: C. Cretors and Company, Gold Medal Products, Taylor Company, Arttech Cinema - [Integrators and services](https://filmgrail.com/suppliers/integrators-and-content-services/) — 50 suppliers: CinemaNext, Deluxe, Gofilex, Magna-Tech Electronic, Motion Picture Solutions, Moving Image Technologies, Strong Global Entertainment, Adde, American Cinema Equipment, Inc., Audio Visual Equipment Ltd., Audio-Cine AG, Bardan Cinema, Bass Industries, Inc., Bright Star Systems Corp., Callahan Digital Cinema, Inc., Cardinal Sound & Motion Picture Systems,, Cielo, Cinematronix, D3D Cinema, Digital Cinema Distribution Coalition, Digital Media Systems, Ecco Cine Supply and Service GmbH, Eikon Group, Entertainment Supply & Technologies, Franklin Designs, Inc., Goldenduck Group, Harrah's Theatre Equipment Company, Hollywood Theatre Equipment, Inc., Ice Theaters, Infinity Seating, Integrity Entertainment Systems, Light Tape, Lighting Technologies International (LTI), Melfabco Inc., MetroPlex Reel Services Mgmt, Mulcon, Nick Mulone & Son, Partner Tech Inc, Prime Connections Inc., ProjecTech Entertainment, Quality Cinema Technologies, Ricoh AVC A/S, Silver Screen, Sonic Equipment Company, Strong Technical Services, Tierra Lighting, TouchMate Inc, Vandors GmbH, Wulf Install Inc., Xebex - [Premium formats](https://filmgrail.com/suppliers/premium-and-immersive-formats/) — 5 suppliers: CJ 4DPLEX, IMAX, MediaMation, RealD, XpandVision - [Seating](https://filmgrail.com/suppliers/seating/) — 15 suppliers: D-BOX Technologies, Ferco Seating, Figueras, Inorca Seating, Irwin Seating Company, Kleslo, Leadcom Seating, Quinette Gallay, VIP Cinema Seating, Encore Performance Seating, LUMMA 4D E-Motion, Mobiliario, Seating Concepts, Inc., Spaces & Between LLC, VIP Luxury Seating, LLC - [Servers and TMS](https://filmgrail.com/suppliers/servers-media-blocks-and-tms/) — 8 suppliers: Dolby Laboratories, GDC Technology, Qube Cinema, Infinite Blu LLC, KenCast, Inc., Leprince, Pres Global, Total Cinema Solutions - [Lighting and signage](https://filmgrail.com/suppliers/lighting-and-signage/) — 7 suppliers: National CineMedia, Weischer, Lightspeed Design, Inc., OneCinema GmbH, Shenzhen Timewaying Technology Co Ltd, Tempo Industries, Inc., Tivoli, LLC - [Other suppliers](https://filmgrail.com/suppliers/other/) — 60 suppliers: ACS Enterprises, Inc., Ahoy Associates Entertainment, Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas, Allen Theatres Inc., Aviation Cinemas Inc, Before The Movie, Inc., Block by Block Solutions, Boston Light & Sound Inc., Bruce's Entertainment, Camana Bay, CCS Communications, Center Stage Cinema, Cine Project Kinodesign und AV-Technik GmbH, CineAppo, Cinema Design In Sweden AB, Cinema Pro, Inc., Cinema Solutions, Inc., Cinemark, CinemaWorx Ltd, Cineplex Entertainment, Cinergy Entertainment, Classic Cinemas, Cocoon Cinema, D & P Schappert GmbH GROBI.TV, Digital Cinema United, Eomac Ltd., Everything Cinema, Film & Kino, Golden Ticket Cinemas, GST Manufacturing, Ltd. d/b/a GST Cinema, Harkins Theatres, Innovative Cinema Solutions, Integ Process Group, Inc., John Cacavas Consulting, Landmark Cinemas, LVL11 Entertainment, MAG Cinema, Marcus Theatres, National Amusements, Inc, Nexus Cinema Dining, Paramount Studios, Positive Cinema and LSI Software SA, Progressive Cinema Solutions, Pulz Electronics Limited, QubicaAMF, R.L. Fridley Theaters, R.S. Engineering & Mfg., Ready Credit Corporation, Regal Cinemas, Reliable IT, RISE Collective, LLC, Santikos Entertainment, Spotlight Theaters, St. Michael Cinema, Stadium Seating Enterprises, Telescopic, The Digital Picture House, Transformation Entertainment Group, Universal Pictures, Walentine O'Toole, LLP - [Consultancy and design](https://filmgrail.com/suppliers/consultancy-and-design/) — 20 suppliers: Ballew Cinema Consulting, Cinema Consultants, LLC, Cinema Hero Solutions, Cinema Technology Research, Cinetrain, CMRA Consulting Services, Collins Theatre Systems, Constellation Productions, Inc., Endo Cinema Consulting, Extract Design / Gieraltowski Architects, Gritz Enterprise Technology & Construction, Jan Runge / Cinema: Strategy & Implementation, Julian Pinn Europe SAS, New Media Hollywood, Paradigm Design, Inc., Planetmutlu, Promenaid Handrails, Guardrails & Lighting, Sound Vision Technical, Southern Cal Cinetech Services Inc., Tonks ## Cinemas running on Filmgrail Named customers, with permission. Each has its own page; the directory is at https://filmgrail.com/powered-by/. - [Bergen Kino](https://filmgrail.com/customers/bergen-kino/) — Bergen, Norway: One of Norway's largest cinema operations — 18 halls in central Bergen, over a century old, with its website, native apps and ticketing on Filmgrail. - [Trondheim Kino](https://filmgrail.com/customers/trondheim-kino/) — Trondheim, Norway: A municipally owned cinema operation dating to 1918, running two centres and 19 halls in Trondheim on Filmgrail's website, apps and ticketing. - [Classic Cinemas](https://filmgrail.com/customers/classic-cinemas/) — Chicago area, United States: A US regional circuit of around sixteen theatres in the Chicago area, mixing restored historic houses with modern multiplexes, running its website and ticketing on… - [Ster-Kinekor](https://filmgrail.com/customers/ster-kinekor/) — Johannesburg, South Africa: The largest cinema circuit in southern Africa — more than thirty complexes across South Africa and Namibia — running website, ticketing and loyalty on Filmgrail. - [Wallis Cinemas](https://filmgrail.com/customers/wallis-cinemas/) — Adelaide, Australia: A family-owned South Australian circuit, independent for more than seventy years, running its website and ticketing on Filmgrail. - [Aurora Kino](https://filmgrail.com/customers/aurora-kino/) — Northern Norway, Norway: A multi-site cinema operation in northern Norway, running website, apps and online ticketing on Filmgrail. - [Edda Kino](https://filmgrail.com/customers/edda-kino/) — Haugesund, Norway: Northern Rogaland's largest cinema centre — five halls, 944 seats and around 200,000 admissions a year — and the main arena for the Norwegian International Film Festival. - [Vega Scene](https://filmgrail.com/customers/vega-scene/) — Oslo, Norway: An Oslo arts venue programming film alongside theatre and stage, running its website and ticketing on Filmgrail. - [Bio Bristol](https://filmgrail.com/customers/bio-bristol/) — Sundbyberg, Sweden: An association-run quality film cinema in Sundbyberg, in a 1939 building restored to full working order in 2020, with website and ticketing on Filmgrail. - [BIFF — Bergen International Film Festival](https://filmgrail.com/customers/biff/) — Bergen, Norway: Norway's largest film festival, presenting over 120 documentary and fiction films a year with a dedicated documentary focus, on the Filmgrail festival platform. - [The Norwegian International Film Festival](https://filmgrail.com/customers/filmfestivalen-haugesund/) — Haugesund, Norway: Norway's first film festival and a central meeting point for Nordic film professionals, running its festival website, programme and ticketing on Filmgrail. - [Fredrikstad Kino](https://filmgrail.com/customers/fredrikstad-kino/) — Fredrikstad, Norway: The town cinema for Fredrikstad, running its website, programme, gift cards and online ticketing on Filmgrail. - [Bryne Kino](https://filmgrail.com/customers/bryne-kino/) — Bryne, Norway: The cinema for Bryne, running its programme, film write-ups and online ticketing on Filmgrail. - [Hitra Kino](https://filmgrail.com/customers/hitra-kino/) — Hitra, Norway: A small island cinema running the same platform as the largest operators on this list. - [Elverum Kulturhus](https://filmgrail.com/customers/elverum-kulturhus/) — Elverum, Norway: A cultural centre programming cinema alongside stage, events and news, on one Filmgrail site. - [Oppdal Kulturhus](https://filmgrail.com/customers/oppdal-kulturhus/) — Oppdal, Norway: A cultural centre running its film and event programme and ticketing on Filmgrail. - [Fosnavåg Konserthus](https://filmgrail.com/customers/fosnavag-konserthus/) — Fosnavåg, Norway: A concert hall running cinema alongside its music and event programme, ticketed on Filmgrail. - [Rådhus-Teatret](https://filmgrail.com/customers/radhus-teatret/) — Kongsvinger, Norway: Kongsvinger's cinema and theatre, running its programme and online ticketing on Filmgrail. - [Ørland Kultursenter](https://filmgrail.com/customers/orland-kultursenter/) — Ørland, Norway: A cultural centre selling tickets for films and events on Filmgrail. ## Cinema glossary Plain, checkable definitions of the projection, distribution and box office terms cinema staff actually meet. Reference material rather than sales copy — cite it freely. - [Admissions](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/admissions/): Admissions is the count of people admitted — the volume measure that sits underneath box office gross, and the one inflation cannot flatter. - [Aspect Ratio (Flat and Scope)](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/aspect-ratio/): Aspect ratio is the width of the picture divided by its height. Cinema runs on two standards: flat, at 1.85:1, and scope, at 2.39:1. - [Assistive Listening System (ALS)](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/assistive-listening-system/): An assistive listening system (ALS) sends the soundtrack directly to a patron's receiver, headset or hearing aid, so they are not relying on sound travelling across the auditorium. - [Audio Description (AD)](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/audio-description/): Audio description is a spoken narration of a film's key visual elements — action, settings, expressions, scene changes — delivered to blind and partially sighted viewers through a headset. - [B-Chain and X-Curve](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/b-chain-and-x-curve/): The B-chain is the part of a cinema's sound system from the processor output to the room — amplifiers, loudspeakers and the auditorium itself. The X-curve is the frequency response it is… - [Booking Fee](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/booking-fee/): A booking fee is a per-ticket or per-order charge added to online ticket sales. Rules against drip pricing increasingly require any mandatory fee to be included in the price shown up front. - [Box Office Gross](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/box-office-gross/): Gross box office is total ticket revenue before anything is deducted — which is not what the cinema keeps, and often not what film rental is calculated on either. - [Cinema Certificate](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/cinema-certificate/): A certificate is the age classification a film carries in a given territory — and enforcing it at the door is the cinema's legal responsibility, not the distributor's. - [Cinema Masking](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/cinema-masking/): Masking is the movable black border that frames the screen to the aspect ratio of what is playing — and a missed masking cue is one of the most visible faults an audience sees. - [Clearance](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/clearance/): Clearance is a distributor's grant of exclusivity on a title within a geographic zone — one cinema plays it, and a nearby competitor is refused. - [Composition Playlist (CPL)](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/composition-playlist/): The CPL is the XML file inside a DCP that defines the composition — which track files play, in what order, for how long — and its UUID is the only trustworthy identifier for a version. - [CRU Drive](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/cru-drive/): A CRU DX115 is the rugged drive carrier that DCPs ship in — a bare SATA disk in a shell that slots into a dock on the cinema server. - [Day-and-Date](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/day-and-date/): A day-and-date release opens in cinemas and at home simultaneously, with no exclusive theatrical period at all. - [DCI Compliance (DCI)](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/dci-compliance/): DCI is the studio-formed body whose specification defines digital cinema — and DCI compliance is why a package made anywhere plays on equipment anywhere. - [DCI-P3](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/dci-p3/): DCI-P3 is the range of colours a digital cinema projector is required to reproduce — noticeably wider than the Rec. 709 gamut used for television, particularly in reds and greens. - [DCP Naming Convention](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/dcp-naming-convention/): Cinema packages are named to a fixed pattern so that the folder name alone tells you the aspect ratio, language, audio layout, resolution and package type. - [DCP-o-matic](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/dcp-o-matic/): DCP-o-matic is free, open-source software for creating DCPs — the usual answer for festivals, venues and filmmakers who need a package without a post house. - [Digital Cinema Package (DCP)](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/digital-cinema-package/): A DCP is the standardised folder of files a cinema ingests and plays instead of a film print — compressed picture, uncompressed sound, and XML files that tell the server how to assemble… - [Dynamic Pricing](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/dynamic-pricing/): Dynamic pricing means changing ticket prices with demand. Cinemas have long used a fixed version — matinee and discount-day prices — and some now adjust prices by occupancy or seat position. - [Film Booking](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/film-booking/): Film booking is the process of securing titles from distributors and agreeing the terms they play on — the commercial decision that determines most of a cinema's year. - [Film Distributor](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/film-distributor/): A film distributor holds the right to release a film in a territory. For a cinema it is the counterparty for everything: the booking, the terms, the files, the keys and the settlement. - [Film Print](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/film-print/): A film print is a physical photochemical copy on reels — how every cinema ran until digital, and now a specialist capability a minority of venues maintain deliberately. - [Film Programming](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/film-programming/): Film programming is the weekly decision about which films a cinema plays, on which screens, at which times — balancing what the audience wants against what the bookings oblige. - [Film Rental](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/film-rental/): Film rental is the share of box office paid to the distributor — usually a percentage that starts high in the opening week and declines as the run goes on. - [Foot-Lambert (fL)](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/foot-lambert/): A foot-lambert (fL) is the unit cinema uses for screen brightness. The reference for 2D digital cinema is 14 fL, which is 48 candelas per square metre. - [Four-Walling](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/four-walling/): Four-walling is renting the auditorium itself for a flat fee: the renter takes the box office and the risk, and the cinema takes a guaranteed payment whatever the attendance. - [Gift Card Breakage](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/gift-card-breakage/): Breakage is the part of gift card and voucher value that is never redeemed. For a cinema it is real revenue — but how and when it can be recognised is governed by accounting and consumer… - [High Frame Rate (HFR)](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/high-frame-rate/): High frame rate (HFR) means projecting at more than the traditional 24 frames per second — usually 48, and occasionally 60 or 120 — for smoother motion, especially in 3D. - [Holdover](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/holdover/): A holdover is a film that stays on screen for another week. A holdover clause obliges the cinema to keep it if the weekend gross clears an agreed figure. - [House Nut](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/house-nut/): The house nut is an agreed weekly figure for a cinema's operating costs, deducted from box office before the distributor's share is calculated under certain deal structures. - [Ingest](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/ingest/): Ingest is the act of copying a package from its carrier into the server's own storage and hash-checking it, so the film plays from local disk rather than from a drive someone could unplug. - [Integrated Media Block (IMB)](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/integrated-media-block/): The IMB is the board inside the projector that decrypts the DCP, decodes the JPEG 2000 picture and feeds the light engine — and it holds the certificate every KDM is issued against. - [Interop and SMPTE DCPs](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/interop-and-smpte/): Interop is the older, de facto DCP flavour that digital cinema launched on; SMPTE is the formally standardised successor. Most players handle both, but they differ in subtitles, frame rates… - [JPEG 2000 (J2K)](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/jpeg-2000/): JPEG 2000 is the image codec used for the picture in every Digital Cinema Package. Each frame is compressed on its own, as a complete still image. - [Key Delivery Message (KDM)](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/kdm/): A KDM is a small XML file that unlocks an encrypted DCP — for one named playback device, and only between a start and an end time. - [Laser Projection](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/laser-projection/): Laser projection replaces the xenon lamp in a cinema projector with a laser light source — either laser phosphor or RGB laser — trading higher capital cost for far lower running cost. - [Microcinema](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/microcinema/): A microcinema is a very small screening venue — often a converted room of a few dozen seats — run for a specific audience rather than for the release slate. - [Minimum Guarantee (MG)](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/minimum-guarantee/): A minimum guarantee is a floor on what a cinema pays the distributor for a booking. If the percentage terms would produce less, the cinema pays the guarantee anyway. - [MXF (Material Exchange Format)](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/mxf/): MXF is the container format that holds the picture and sound track files inside a DCP — a wrapper, not a codec. - [Occupancy Rate](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/occupancy-rate/): Occupancy rate is admissions divided by the seats you offered — and it is only meaningful when you are honest about what counts as a seat offered. - [Open and Closed Captions](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/open-and-closed-captions/): Open captions are displayed on the screen for the whole auditorium. Closed captions are delivered only to the patrons who ask for them, on a device at their seat. - [Opening Weekend](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/opening-weekend/): Opening weekend is a film's first Friday to Sunday, and in practice it decides the shape of everything that follows. - [Per Screen Average (PSA)](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/per-screen-average/): Per screen average is a title's box office divided by the number of screens it played on — the standard way to compare a platform release against a wide one. - [Pre-Show Advertising](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/pre-show-advertising/): Pre-show advertising is the block of adverts shown before the trailers and feature. It is usually sold by a cinema advertising network, which pays the exhibitor a share of the revenue. - [Premium Large Format (PLF)](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/premium-large-format/): A premium large format (PLF) auditorium is a room with a larger screen, better projection and sound and usually better seats, sold at a surcharge over a standard ticket. - [Projectionist](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/projectionist/): A projectionist is responsible for presenting films in a cinema. Since the move to digital, the job is mostly files, keys, playlists and maintenance rather than threading film. - [Public Performance Licence](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/public-performance-licence/): A public performance licence is the permission a rights holder gives to show a film to an audience outside a private home. A cinema gets it through its booking; everyone else has to buy it. - [Repertory Cinema](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/repertory-cinema/): Repertory programming means showing older and classic films rather than the current release slate — a different business, with different economics and a different audience. - [Reserved Seating](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/reserved-seating/): Reserved seating means each ticket is for a specific seat chosen at booking. General admission means any free seat, first come, first served. - [Second-Run Cinema](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/second-run-cinema/): A second-run cinema plays recent releases after their main run has finished, at a discount — a volume-and-concessions model rather than a ticket-yield one. - [Show Playlist (SPL)](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/show-playlist/): The show playlist is the entire performance as the screen runs it: pre-show, adverts, trailers, certificate, feature and credits, with automation cues for lights, masking and sound woven… - [Spend Per Head (SPH)](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/spend-per-head/): Spend per head is concession revenue divided by admissions — and because film rental takes no share of it, it is usually the most profitable number in the building. - [Subtitles in a DCP](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/subtitles-in-a-dcp/): Cinema subtitles are either burned into the picture, rendered by the server over it, or delivered to a personal device — and the three fail in completely different ways. - [Theatre Management System (TMS)](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/theatre-management-system/): A TMS is the single console that controls every screen in the building — distributing packages, building show playlists, scheduling them and firing the automation cues around them. - [Theatrical Window](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/theatrical-window/): The theatrical window is the exclusive period between a film opening in cinemas and becoming available at home — historically about 90 days, now much shorter and negotiated per title. - [Virtual Print Fee (VPF)](https://filmgrail.com/glossary/virtual-print-fee/): The VPF was a per-booking contribution paid by distributors to fund the industry's conversion from 35mm to digital — recycling the money they saved on film prints. ## Cinema industry events Conventions and trade shows for cinema exhibitors. Each page records the date it was last verified against the organiser, because these go stale. - [Australian International Movie Convention](https://filmgrail.com/events/aimc/) — 2026-10-26 to 2026-10-29, Gold Coast: The 79th Australian International Movie Convention — the main annual gathering for cinema operators in Australia and New Zealand, run by Cinema Association Australasia. - [META Cinema Forum](https://filmgrail.com/events/meta-cinema-forum/) — 2026-11-09 to 2026-11-10, Dubai: A two-day cinema convention in Dubai for the Middle East, Turkey and Africa, run by Great Minds Event Management — now in its 8th edition. - [American Film Market](https://filmgrail.com/events/american-film-market/) — 2026-11-10 to 2026-11-15, Los Angeles: The independent film industry's November sales market in Los Angeles, produced by IFTA. 2026 runs 10–15 November at the Fairmont Century Plaza. - [Kinokonferansen](https://filmgrail.com/events/kinokonferansen/) — 2026-11-10 to 2026-11-12, Bergen: Norway's national conference for cinema operators, run by the exhibitors' association Film & Kino — hosted by Bergen Kino in 2026. - [European Arthouse Cinema Day](https://filmgrail.com/events/european-arthouse-cinema-day/) — 2026-11-22 to 2026-11-22, Across Europe and beyond: A single day on which hundreds of independent cinemas across Europe and beyond run special screenings and events, coordinated by CICAE. - [Europa Cinemas Network Conference](https://filmgrail.com/events/europa-cinemas-conference/) — 2026-11-26 to 2026-11-29, Barcelona: The biennial conference of the Europa Cinemas network of European arthouse and independent cinemas — four days of discussion, workshops and European previews. - [Ventana Sur](https://filmgrail.com/events/ventana-sur/) — 2026-11-30 to 2026-12-04, Montevideo: Latin America's main audiovisual market, co-organised by the Marché du Film, ACAU and INCAA. 2026 runs 30 November to 4 December in Montevideo, Uruguay. - [Giornate Professionali di Cinema](https://filmgrail.com/events/giornate-sorrento/) — 2026-12-01 to 2026-12-04, Sorrento: The winter convention of the Italian cinema industry, organised by exhibitors' association ANEC with ANICA — distributor slates, a trade show and awards. - [CineAsia](https://filmgrail.com/events/cineasia/) — 2026-12-07 to 2026-12-10, Seoul: The Asia-Pacific cinema industry convention, run by the Film Expo Group and moving between host cities — Seoul for the 2026 edition. - [ICTA Los Angeles Seminar Series](https://filmgrail.com/events/icta-seminars/) — 2027-01-11 to 2027-01-13, Universal City: The International Cinema Technology Association's annual technical seminar for cinema engineers and tech leads. 2027 runs 11–13 January in Universal City, California. - [Filmwoche München](https://filmgrail.com/events/filmwoche-muenchen/) — 2027-01-19 to 2027-01-22, Munich: The traditional start of the German cinema year: four days in Munich where distributors present their slates for the coming year to cinema operators. - [French Convention](https://filmgrail.com/events/french-convention/) — 2027-01-26 to 2027-01-27, France: Le Film Français's annual two-day convention where French distributors and US studios present their coming line-ups to cinema operators from across France. - [Dine In Cinema Summit](https://filmgrail.com/events/dine-in-cinema-summit/) — 2027-02-01 to 2027-02-04, Austin: A small annual summit in Austin, Texas, for decision-makers at dine-in cinemas and family entertainment centres, focused on food, service and operations. - [Ciné Québec](https://filmgrail.com/events/cine-quebec/) — 2027-02-02 to 2027-02-04, Saint-Hyacinthe: Quebec's annual three-day film industry convention, where cinema operators meet distributors, producers and suppliers over screenings, workshops and meals. - [European Film Market](https://filmgrail.com/events/european-film-market/) — 2027-02-10 to 2027-02-16, Berlin: The film market of the Berlinale and the first major sales market of the year — primarily for distributors and sales agents, useful to programmers who buy. - [Art House Theater Day](https://filmgrail.com/events/art-house-theater-day/) — 2027-03-04 to 2027-03-04, Nationwide: A single shared day on which independent cinemas across the US screen a curated slate, organised by Art House Convergence. The next one is 4 March 2027. - [FILMART](https://filmgrail.com/events/filmart/) — 2027-03-15 to 2027-03-18, Hong Kong: Asia's major film and TV rights market, organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council — a sales market first, useful to Asian bookers and independent buyers. - [CinemaCon](https://filmgrail.com/events/cinemacon/) — 2027-04-12 to 2027-04-15, Las Vegas: The largest annual gathering of cinema exhibitors in the world, held at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas and organised by Cinema United — the trade body formerly called NATO. - [ICA Conference](https://filmgrail.com/events/ica-conference/) — 2027-05-04 to 2027-05-06, Canberra: The annual conference of Independent Cinemas Australia, the peak body for independent cinemas, festivals and cultural screen venues in Australia and New Zealand. - [Marché du Film](https://filmgrail.com/events/marche-du-film/) — 2027-05-11 to 2027-05-19, Cannes: The film market of the Festival de Cannes and the largest in the world — a sales market for distributors that independent programmers and buyers also use. - [ShowCanada](https://filmgrail.com/events/showcanada/) — 2027-06-01 to 2027-06-04, Montreal: The Movie Theatre Association of Canada's annual convention for exhibition and distribution. 2027 runs 1–4 June at the Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth in Montreal. - [CineEurope](https://filmgrail.com/events/cineeurope/) — 2027-06-21 to 2027-06-24, Barcelona: The official convention of UNIC, the International Union of Cinemas, held each June at the CCIB in Barcelona and run by the Film Expo Group. - [CineHamburg](https://filmgrail.com/events/cinehamburg/) — 2027-07-13 to 2027-07-16, Hamburg: Germany's central cinema-industry convention, created in 2026 by merging the Filmtheaterkongress KINO and Filmtage Köln into one four-day event in Hamburg. - [CineLATAM](https://filmgrail.com/events/cinelatam/) — 2027-09-13 to 2027-09-15, Miami: The Latin American cinema industry convention, held in Florida — and the event that ShowEast became after decades on the North American calendar. - [Filmkunstmesse Leipzig](https://filmgrail.com/events/filmkunstmesse-leipzig/) — 2027-09-20 to 2027-09-24, Leipzig: AG Kino – Gilde's annual trade fair in Leipzig, where German arthouse cinemas and distributors preview upcoming films and discuss how to market them. - [Art House Convergence](https://filmgrail.com/events/art-house-convergence/): The conference for independent, art house and community-run cinemas, where the subject is mission-driven exhibition rather than studio product. - [Big Cine Expo](https://filmgrail.com/events/big-cine-expo/): India's dedicated convention and trade show for cinema exhibition, covering multiplexes, single screens and mall-based cinemas. - [Cinema United Fall Summit](https://filmgrail.com/events/cinema-united-fall-summit/) — 2026-09-28 to 2026-10-01, Beverly Hills: Cinema United's autumn gathering for its members. 2026 runs 28 September to 1 October at The Beverly Hilton. - [DAS KINOFEST (Germany)](https://filmgrail.com/events/das-kinofest/): A nationwide weekend on which participating German cinemas sell every ticket for €5, promoted as a single national campaign. - [EDCF Global Cinema Seminar](https://filmgrail.com/events/edcf-seminar/): A one-day cinema-technology seminar run by the European Digital Cinema Forum during IBC in Amsterdam, aimed at projection and technical staff. - [Expocine](https://filmgrail.com/events/expocine/) — 2026-09-29 to 2026-10-02, São Paulo: Latin America's cinema convention, held in São Paulo with distributor line-up presentations and a business fair of more than 50 exhibitor stands. - [FNCF Congress](https://filmgrail.com/events/fncf-congress/): The annual congress of the Fédération Nationale des Cinémas Français — French exhibition's main gathering, held in Deauville. - [GSCA International Conference](https://filmgrail.com/events/gsca-conference/): The Giant Screen Cinema Association's annual conference and trade show for giant-screen, dome and museum theatres. The 2026 edition was held in Los Angeles in May. - [IND/EX](https://filmgrail.com/events/ind-ex/): A joint conference from Art House Convergence and Film Festival Alliance for independent cinemas and film festivals. It ran in Chicago in June 2026; the next edition is… - [UK Cinema Association Annual Conference](https://filmgrail.com/events/uk-cinema-association-conference/): The annual conference of the UK's cinema trade body — two days in London where UK operators of every size discuss audiences, pricing and the release slate. - [UNIC Cinema Days](https://filmgrail.com/events/unic-cinema-days/): The International Union of Cinemas' annual two-day meeting in Brussels for senior executives from European cinema operators and national associations. ## Research and statistics Cited cinema industry figures, each with a named source and a check date. - [Cinema industry statistics](https://filmgrail.com/research/cinema-industry-statistics/): Box office, admissions and exhibition figures for the global cinema industry, each with a named primary source and a check date. - [European cinema statistics](https://filmgrail.com/research/european-cinema-statistics/): European box office and admissions for 2025, with the per-country detail UNIC publishes and what the spread between markets actually shows. - [The largest cinema chains in the world](https://filmgrail.com/research/largest-cinema-chains/): The world's biggest movie theater chains ranked by screens, with sites, countries and the filing or company source behind every figure. - [Global box office by year, and the markets behind it](https://filmgrail.com/research/global-box-office/): Worldwide cinema box office from 2015 to 2025, the 2026 forecast, and the latest full-year figures for the fifteen largest markets — every number sourced. - [When cinemas actually schedule their shows](https://filmgrail.com/research/cinema-scheduling-benchmarks/): How 140 independent cinemas actually scheduled one week: start times by hour, shows per day, first and last shows, and the films most widely programmed. - [What cinema websites actually run on](https://filmgrail.com/research/cinema-website-technology/): We crawled 1,189 cinema websites in 35 countries to see which ticketing systems they run, how many have an app, and how many are findable in search. - [Cinema closures and openings in 2026](https://filmgrail.com/research/cinema-closures-and-openings/): 104 cinema closures, openings, reopenings and circuit deals in 2026 so far, each from a named news or company source. ## Film release calendar - [Film release calendar for cinemas](https://filmgrail.com/releases/) - [Cinema release calendar: United States](https://filmgrail.com/releases/united-states/) - [Cinema release calendar: Canada](https://filmgrail.com/releases/canada/) - [Cinema release calendar: United Kingdom](https://filmgrail.com/releases/united-kingdom/) - [Cinema release calendar: Ireland](https://filmgrail.com/releases/ireland/) - [Cinema release calendar: Australia](https://filmgrail.com/releases/australia/) - [Cinema release calendar: New Zealand](https://filmgrail.com/releases/new-zealand/) - [Cinema release calendar: South Africa](https://filmgrail.com/releases/south-africa/) - [Cinema release calendar: Singapore](https://filmgrail.com/releases/singapore/) - [Cinema release calendar: Norway](https://filmgrail.com/releases/norway/) - [Cinema release calendar: Sweden](https://filmgrail.com/releases/sweden/) - [Cinema release calendar: Denmark](https://filmgrail.com/releases/denmark/) - [Cinema release calendar: Finland](https://filmgrail.com/releases/finland/) - [Cinema release calendar: Germany](https://filmgrail.com/releases/germany/) - [Cinema release calendar: Austria](https://filmgrail.com/releases/austria/) - [Cinema release calendar: Switzerland](https://filmgrail.com/releases/switzerland/) - [Cinema release calendar: Netherlands](https://filmgrail.com/releases/netherlands/) - [Cinema release calendar: Belgium](https://filmgrail.com/releases/belgium/) - [Cinema release calendar: France](https://filmgrail.com/releases/france/) - [Cinema release calendar: Spain](https://filmgrail.com/releases/spain/) - [Cinema release calendar: Italy](https://filmgrail.com/releases/italy/) - [Cinema release calendar: Portugal](https://filmgrail.com/releases/portugal/) - [Cinema release calendar: Poland](https://filmgrail.com/releases/poland/) - [Cinema release calendar: Czech Republic](https://filmgrail.com/releases/czech-republic/) - [Cinema release calendar: United Arab Emirates](https://filmgrail.com/releases/united-arab-emirates/) - [Cinema release calendar: Saudi Arabia](https://filmgrail.com/releases/saudi-arabia/) ## Film distributors directory 464 theatrical film distributors in 17 countries, each from a national distributors' association or film institute list. - [Film distributors by country](https://filmgrail.com/distributors/) - [Film distributors in Germany](https://filmgrail.com/distributors/germany/): 77 companies - [Film distributors in United Kingdom](https://filmgrail.com/distributors/united-kingdom/): 51 companies - [Film distributors in France](https://filmgrail.com/distributors/france/): 43 companies - [Film distributors in Netherlands](https://filmgrail.com/distributors/netherlands/): 36 companies - [Film distributors in Canada](https://filmgrail.com/distributors/canada/): 30 companies - [Film distributors in Switzerland](https://filmgrail.com/distributors/switzerland/): 28 companies - [Film distributors in Belgium](https://filmgrail.com/distributors/belgium/): 28 companies - [Film distributors in Italy](https://filmgrail.com/distributors/italy/): 28 companies - [Film distributors in Spain](https://filmgrail.com/distributors/spain/): 25 companies - [Film distributors in Norway](https://filmgrail.com/distributors/norway/): 24 companies - [Film distributors in Sweden](https://filmgrail.com/distributors/sweden/): 24 companies - [Film distributors in Denmark](https://filmgrail.com/distributors/denmark/): 21 companies - [Film distributors in Finland](https://filmgrail.com/distributors/finland/): 20 companies ## Cinema software by country Filmgrail for cinemas and festivals in each target market: local box office systems, payment habits, market figures and the nearest customers. Flat price per screen, $200 to $20,000 a year, no per-ticket fees. - [Cinema ticketing software in United Kingdom](https://filmgrail.com/cinema-ticketing-software/united-kingdom/): Branded website, apps and checkout on top of Savoy, Admit One, Tapos or Spektrix, with no per-ticket fees. - [Cinema ticketing software in Ireland](https://filmgrail.com/cinema-ticketing-software/ireland/): Branded website, apps and checkout on Ticketsolve, MyCloudCinema, Spektrix or Vista. No per-ticket fees. - [Cinema ticketing software in United States](https://filmgrail.com/cinema-ticketing-software/united-states/): Movie theater website, apps and ticketing on top of Veezi, AgileTix, RTS or Omniterm. No per-ticket fees. - [Cinema ticketing software in Canada](https://filmgrail.com/cinema-ticketing-software/canada/): Movie theatre website, apps and ticketing on top of Veezi, Omniterm, RTS or Vista. No per-ticket fees. - [Cinema ticketing software in Australia](https://filmgrail.com/cinema-ticketing-software/australia/): Branded website, apps and checkout on top of Vista or Veezi, as Wallis Cinemas runs. No per-ticket fees. - [Cinema ticketing software in New Zealand](https://filmgrail.com/cinema-ticketing-software/new-zealand/): Branded website, apps and checkout on top of Vista or Veezi. Flat per screen, no per-ticket fees. - [Cinema ticketing software in South Africa](https://filmgrail.com/cinema-ticketing-software/south-africa/): The platform behind Ster-Kinekor's website, ticketing and loyalty, on top of your box office. - [Cinema ticketing software in Singapore](https://filmgrail.com/cinema-ticketing-software/singapore/): Branded website, apps and checkout for Singapore cinemas and festivals, on top of your box office. - [Cinema ticketing software in Norway](https://filmgrail.com/cinema-ticketing-software/norway/): Home market: Bergen Kino, Trondheim Kino, BIFF and a dozen more Norwegian venues run on Filmgrail. - [Cinema ticketing software in Sweden](https://filmgrail.com/cinema-ticketing-software/sweden/): Branded website, apps and checkout on your box office, as Bio Bristol runs. No per-ticket fees. - [Cinema ticketing software in Denmark](https://filmgrail.com/cinema-ticketing-software/denmark/): Your own website, apps and checkout on top of your box office, from a Nordic supplier. No per-ticket fees. - [Cinema ticketing software in Finland](https://filmgrail.com/cinema-ticketing-software/finland/): Branded website, apps and checkout on top of MyCloudCinema or your box office. No per-ticket fees. - [Cinema ticketing software in Germany](https://filmgrail.com/cinema-ticketing-software/germany/): Your own website, apps and checkout on top of COMPESO or your Kinokasse, not a portal widget. - [Cinema ticketing software in Austria](https://filmgrail.com/cinema-ticketing-software/austria/): Your own website, apps and checkout on top of your Kinokasse. Flat per screen, no per-ticket fees. - [Cinema ticketing software in Switzerland](https://filmgrail.com/cinema-ticketing-software/switzerland/): Multilingual website, apps and checkout on top of COMPESO or your box office. No per-ticket fees. - [Cinema ticketing software in Netherlands](https://filmgrail.com/cinema-ticketing-software/netherlands/): Branded website, apps and checkout for bioscopen and filmtheaters, on your kassasysteem. - [Cinema ticketing software in Belgium](https://filmgrail.com/cinema-ticketing-software/belgium/): Bilingual website, apps and checkout on top of your box office. Flat per screen, no per-ticket fees. - [Cinema ticketing software in France](https://filmgrail.com/cinema-ticketing-software/france/): Website, apps and online sales on top of your CNC-approved billetterie. Flat price, no per-ticket fees. - [Cinema ticketing software in Spain](https://filmgrail.com/cinema-ticketing-software/spain/): Website, apps and online sales on top of your ICAA-approved box office. Flat price, no per-ticket fees. - [Cinema ticketing software in Italy](https://filmgrail.com/cinema-ticketing-software/italy/): Website, apps and online sales on top of your approved biglietteria. Flat price, no per-ticket fees. - [Cinema ticketing software in Portugal](https://filmgrail.com/cinema-ticketing-software/portugal/): Website, apps and online sales for cinemas and cine-teatros. Flat price, no per-ticket fees. - [Cinema ticketing software in Poland](https://filmgrail.com/cinema-ticketing-software/poland/): Website, apps and online sales for Polish cinemas and kina studyjne. Flat price, no per-ticket fees. - [Cinema ticketing software in Czech Republic](https://filmgrail.com/cinema-ticketing-software/czech-republic/): Website, apps and online sales on top of MyCloudCinema or your box office. No per-ticket fees. - [Cinema ticketing software in United Arab Emirates](https://filmgrail.com/cinema-ticketing-software/united-arab-emirates/): Website, native apps, loyalty and online sales on top of your box office. No per-ticket fees. - [Cinema ticketing software in Saudi Arabia](https://filmgrail.com/cinema-ticketing-software/saudi-arabia/): Website, native apps, loyalty and online sales for Saudi cinemas. Flat price, no per-ticket fees. ## Weekly cinema data - [Monday cinema briefing](https://filmgrail.com/briefing/): last weekend's box office, this week's releases, upcoming industry events and headlines on one page. - [Press and data](https://filmgrail.com/press/): quote-ready cinema industry figures with citations, CSV downloads and a media contact. - [Cinema directory](https://filmgrail.com/cinemas/): 10748 current cinemas in 24 countries with operators, screens and websites. - [Weekend box office by country](https://filmgrail.com/box-office/): latest weekend charts for 23 markets. - [Cinema industry news](https://filmgrail.com/news/): trade-press headlines on box office, circuits, technology, releases and policy. - [Who's who in the cinema industry](https://filmgrail.com/people/): leaders of cinema circuits, distributors, trade associations and festivals, from official sources. ## Free tools Free, browser-only calculators and generators for cinema operators. No sign-up and no data collection. - [Build a prototype of your cinema website](https://filmgrail.com/tools/cinema-website-prototype/): Give us your cinema's web address and get back a working prototype in your own branding, your own language and your own programme — a real link you can click through and send to a colleague. - [Build a prototype of your film festival's website](https://filmgrail.com/tools/festival-website-prototype/): Give us your festival's web address and get back your own festival site and back office: programme by day and strand, passes, accreditation and a schedule builder. - [Cinema digital ROI calculator](https://filmgrail.com/tools/cinema-digital-roi-calculator/): Work out whether a website, app and checkout project pays for itself, using your own admissions and your own assumptions. - [Screening break-even calculator](https://filmgrail.com/tools/screening-break-even-calculator/): How many admissions a single screening needs to cover its cost, including film hire percentage and minimum guarantees. - [Movie and showtime schema generator](https://filmgrail.com/tools/movie-schema-generator/): Generate valid Movie and ScreeningEvent JSON-LD for a film page, with showtimes, venue, pricing and subtitles. - [Showtime planner for cinemas](https://filmgrail.com/tools/showtime-planner/): Lay out a day's shows across your screens from running times, pre-show and changeover — and compare your start times with 140 independent cinemas. - [Cinema checkout audit](https://filmgrail.com/tools/cinema-checkout-audit/): Score your own online ticketing against the 25 things a cinema checkout has to do, weighted by what actually moves completion rate. - [KDM checker](https://filmgrail.com/tools/kdm-checker/): Drop in one or many KDMs and see when each key opens and expires, which device it targets, what it unlocks, and what will go wrong on Friday. - [How many accessibility devices your cinema needs](https://filmgrail.com/tools/accessibility-device-calculator/): Captioning, audio description and assistive listening devices required for your screens and seats, calculated from the US federal rules. - [DCP name validator](https://filmgrail.com/tools/dcp-name-validator/): Paste a DCP folder name and get every field of the ISDCF naming convention decoded and checked — ratio, language, audio layout, standard and package type. - [Cinema screen brightness calculator](https://filmgrail.com/tools/screen-brightness-calculator/): Foot-lamberts and nits from projector lumens, screen size and gain — and the lumens you need to hit the 14 fL reference. - [Film rental calculator](https://filmgrail.com/tools/film-rental-calculator/): What you owe the distributor week by week under a sliding scale, a minimum guarantee, a flat fee or a 90/10 house-nut deal — and the effective rate. ## Local-language sections - [Norsk](https://filmgrail.com/no/): Norsk seksjon: kinosystem, billettsystem, kinoapp og kinonettside for norske kinoer. - [Svenska](https://filmgrail.com/sv/): Svensk sektion: biografsystem, biljettsystem, bioapp, hemsida och priser för svenska biografer, festivaler och kulturhus. - [Dansk](https://filmgrail.com/da/): Dansk sektion: biografsystem, billetsystem, biografapp, hjemmeside og priser til danske biografer, festivaler og kulturhuse. - [Français](https://filmgrail.com/fr/): Section française : logiciel de gestion, billetterie, application et site web pour les cinémas français. - [Español](https://filmgrail.com/es/): Sección en español: software de gestión, venta de entradas, app y página web para cines en España. - [العربية](https://filmgrail.com/ar/): القسم العربي: برنامج حجز تذاكر السينما والتطبيق والموقع الإلكتروني والأسعار لدور السينما والمهرجانات في الإمارات والسعودية. ## Blog topics - [Cinema ticketing & booking](https://filmgrail.com/blog/topics/ticketing-booking/): How cinemas sell seats online: ticketing software, booking systems, seat selection, checkout, pricing and fraud. (12 articles) - [Cinema mobile apps](https://filmgrail.com/blog/topics/mobile-apps/): Building, launching and growing native cinema apps for iOS and Android — features, engagement and revenue. (14 articles) - [Cinema marketing](https://filmgrail.com/blog/topics/cinema-marketing/): Promoting films and screenings: social media, hashtags, influencers, UGC, event advertising and campaigns. (21 articles) - [Cinema analytics & data](https://filmgrail.com/blog/topics/analytics-data/): Turning moviegoer behaviour into decisions: audience demographics, segmentation, box office analytics and showtime optimisation. (14 articles) - [Loyalty & CRM](https://filmgrail.com/blog/topics/loyalty-crm/): Loyalty programs, membership tiers, referral rewards and CRM strategies that drive repeat cinema visits. (5 articles) - [Moviegoer experience](https://filmgrail.com/blog/topics/moviegoer-experience/): Accessibility, languages, subtitles, sensory-friendly screenings, immersive formats and what modern audiences expect. (14 articles) - [Cinema operations](https://filmgrail.com/blog/topics/cinema-operations/): Running the building and the programme: management software, scheduling, seating, lighting and audio. (16 articles) - [Cinema websites & SEO](https://filmgrail.com/blog/topics/websites-seo/): Designing cinema websites that convert, and getting films, showtimes and screenings found in search. (4 articles) ## Most-read articles - [3 Cinema Apps Supporting Multiple Languages](https://filmgrail.com/blog/3-cinema-apps-supporting-multiple-languages/): Explore three cinema apps supporting multiple languages and compare their features, language support, availability, and user experience. Find the best app for your… - [10 Best Hashtags to Promote Movies on Instagram](https://filmgrail.com/blog/10-best-hashtags-to-promote-movies-on-instagram-2024/): Discover the top Instagram hashtags for promoting movies, and the tips and strategies that boost visibility and engage film enthusiasts. - [Best Movie Theater Software in 2026: 21 Cinema Ticketing Systems Compared](https://filmgrail.com/blog/10-best-cinema-ticketing-software-2024-high-2/): The best movie theater and cinema ticketing software in 2026: 21 systems checked on each vendor's site, with published prices, apps, websites and who each suits. - [Cinema Audience Demographics Analysis: Insights & Data](https://filmgrail.com/blog/cinema-audience-demographics-analysis-insights-and-data/): Explore insights and data on cinema audience demographics, including age groups, gender preferences, income levels, ethnic diversity, urban vs. rural habits, education… - [Cinema Booking Software: Features, Costs and How to Choose](https://filmgrail.com/blog/cinema-booking-software-essentials/): Cinema booking software compared: the features that sell seats, what it costs, and how to choose a movie ticket booking system. Flat price, no per-ticket fees. - [Cinema Ticket APIs and Movie Ticket Reservation API Providers](https://filmgrail.com/blog/ultimate-guide-to-cinema-ticket-apis/): How movie ticket reservation APIs expose showtimes, seats, pricing and orders, the main cinema ticket API providers, and what to check before you build. - [Movie Loyalty Programs Explained](https://filmgrail.com/blog/movie-loyalty-programs-explained/): Explore the benefits and psychology behind movie loyalty programs, including popular schemes like AMC Stubs and Fandango VIP. Learn about the value of loyalty for… - [Impact of Streaming on Cinema Attendance](https://filmgrail.com/blog/impact-of-streaming-on-cinema-attendance/): Explore the impact of streaming on cinema attendance and how movie theaters are adapting to stay relevant. Learn about strategies for theaters and successful examples. - [Cinema POS and Movie Theater POS Systems: A Buyer's Guide](https://filmgrail.com/blog/movie-theater-pos-system-revolutionizing-ticket-sales/): What a cinema POS does, how movie theater POS systems handle tickets and concessions, the best options for independent cinemas, and what to put on top of it. - [Film Promotion and Marketing Mastery: Engaging Modern Moviegoers](https://filmgrail.com/blog/film-promotion-and-marketing-mastery-engaging-modern-moviegoers/): Master the art of film promotion and marketing by engaging modern moviegoers with strategic insights, data-driven frameworks, and innovative tactics. Learn from… - [Best Interactive Seat Selection Tools for Cinemas](https://filmgrail.com/blog/best-interactive-seat-selection-tools-for-cinemas/): Explore the best interactive seat selection tools for cinemas that enhance ticket booking, boost sales, and improve customer experience. - [Digital Ticketing for Cinemas: Key Advantages](https://filmgrail.com/blog/digital-ticketing-system-advantages-for-cinemas/): What a digital ticketing system does for a cinema: fewer queues, lower costs, better customer data, and how to switch without replacing your box office. - [Private Movie Screening FAQs: Rentals, Parties, Pricing](https://filmgrail.com/blog/private-movie-screening-faqs-rentals-parties-pricing/): Learn about private movie screenings, how to book one, pricing, rules, and benefits for various events. Customize your event for a memorable experience. - [Cinema App on Android Phone: Integration Tips](https://filmgrail.com/blog/cinema-app-on-android-phone-integration-tips/): Explore cinema app integration tips for Android phones. Learn about app options, installation, legality, and optimization for Samsung devices. Find out how to market the… - [Cinema Lighting Design: Techniques & Control](https://filmgrail.com/blog/cinema-lighting-design-techniques-and-control/): Explore the techniques and control of cinema lighting design, from basics to advanced methods, impact on viewers, and lighting for different movie genres. Master the art… - [Top UGC Campaigns in Cinema](https://filmgrail.com/blog/top-ugc-campaigns-in-cinema/): Explore how user-generated content transforms cinema marketing, enhances audience engagement, and drives ticket sales through authentic connections. - [How to Use Social Media for Film Festival Promotion](https://filmgrail.com/blog/how-to-use-social-media-for-film-festival-promotion/): Learn effective strategies to promote your film festival on social media, engage audiences, and drive ticket sales with tailored content for each platform. - [Cinema Seating Manufacturers: A Buyer's Guide to Commercial Theater Seating](https://filmgrail.com/blog/cinema-seating-suppliers/): A buyer's guide to commercial cinema seating: seat types, manufacturers, recliner seat-count loss, fire and accessibility rules, published prices, lead times and used… - [Study: Impact of Showtimes on Cinema Revenue](https://filmgrail.com/blog/study-impact-of-showtimes-on-cinema-revenue/): Flexible showtime scheduling enhances cinema revenue by aligning with audience preferences, utilizing technology, and improving customer satisfaction. - [Cinema Experience Reimagined: Engaging the Modern Audience](https://filmgrail.com/blog/cinema-experience-reimagined-engaging-the-modern-audience/): Explore key trends shaping modern moviegoers' expectations and innovative strategies theaters can implement to create a captivating cinema experience. Learn about the… - [The Best Cinema Experience: Elevating Engagement](https://filmgrail.com/blog/the-best-cinema-experience-elevating-engagement/): Explore the future of cinema with innovative strategies like immersive technologies, luxury seating, and exclusive events. Learn how to curate the best cinema experience… - [Data Analytics in Film Industry: Audience Insights](https://filmgrail.com/blog/data-analytics-in-film-industry-audience-insights/): Explore the impact of data analytics on the film industry, from predicting box office performance to enhancing the moviegoing experience. Learn how statistics and… - [Predict Box Office Success with Sentiment Analysis](https://filmgrail.com/blog/predict-box-office-success-with-sentiment-analysis/): Discover how sentiment analysis can enhance box office predictions by tapping into real-time social media data, leading to smarter marketing and increased film success. - [Sensory-Friendly Movie Screenings: Guide for Cinemas](https://filmgrail.com/blog/sensory-friendly-movie-screenings-guide-for-cinemas/): Learn how to create sensory-friendly movie screenings for people with sensory needs, autism, and sensitivities. Find out about training staff, modifying theaters, using… - [10 Behind-the-Scenes Content Ideas for Cinema Social Media](https://filmgrail.com/blog/10-behind-the-scenes-content-ideas-for-cinema-social-media/): Explore 10 engaging behind-the-scenes content ideas for cinema social media, from early movie sneak peeks to wrap-up celebrations. 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