What Cinelytic does

Cinelytic, operating commercially as 'The Cinelytic Group,' is a cloud-based decision intelligence platform for the entertainment industry. The company provides predictive forecasting, talent analytics, film analytics, distribution analytics, and financial modeling tools that help studios, independent producers, financiers, distributors, entertainment law firms, and international sales agencies make greenlight, acquisition, and release decisions. Its flagship proprietary products are Athena™ (patent-pending predictive forecasting with 85%+ claimed box-office accuracy), TalentScores™ (economic valuation of above-the-line talent across genres and territories), IntelliComps™ (rapid comparable creation), Audience Intelligence (global OTT demand via proprietary P2P file-sharing data covering 200+ countries), ScriptSense (AI-driven script analysis added via the 2025 acquisition of Jumpcut Media), and SocialSense360 (real-time trailer sentiment analysis launched in 2026).

The platform is built on a database of 122,526 films and 652,825+ talent profiles, integrating licensed data sources including Studio System, TMDB, and Variety Insight, with cloud infrastructure on Amazon AWS. Underlying AI capabilities span predictive analytics, natural language processing, recommendation systems, and computer-vision sentiment analysis. The company operates on a custom-priced, multi-year enterprise SaaS model with both BETA evaluation licenses and commercial subscriptions, sold primarily through direct enterprise field sales targeting decision-makers in major studios and the broader entertainment value chain.

Cinelytic was founded in 2015 by Tobias Queisser (CEO, ex-investment banker and film producer) and Dev Sen (CTO, ex-NASA risk-assessment software lead), with operational offices in New York and Los Angeles. The company has executed two acquisitions (RightsTrade in 2022, Jumpcut Media in 2025) and rebranded to 'The Cinelytic Group' in September 2025. Only $2.25 million in funding has been disclosed ($2.25M from T&B Media Global in 2018), indicating a largely bootstrapped capital structure.

Name

Cinelytic

Legal name

Cinelytic, Inc.

Website

https://cinelytic.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cinelytic is a cloud-based AI decision intelligence platform that helps entertainment industry companies make data-driven greenlight, acquisition, and release decisions. It serves major studios, independents, financiers, distributors, and law firms with predictive forecasting and talent analytics.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Entertainment Decision Intelligence Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (51321)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Set-Top Box (STB) & Smart TV ACR Data Analytics Providers (MPABAOAE)

Keywords

• Entertainment analytics software
• Film revenue forecasting
• Talent valuation analytics
• Greenlight decision support
• Audience intelligence platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. SaaS Platform Subscription: Cinelytic operates on a subscription-based SaaS model with pricing that depends on use case and number of users. The platform offers both BETA (evaluation/free) and commercial use licenses. Commercial licenses are granted subject to payment of all fees with terms specified in Orders.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cinelytic sells a cloud-based SaaS decision intelligence platform that helps entertainment industry companies make faster and better-informed greenlight, acquisition, and release decisions. The platform combines a 122,000+ film and 650,000+ talent profile database with proprietary AI-driven predictive forecasting (Athena™), talent valuation (TalentScores™), comparables tools (IntelliComps™), financial modeling, and global audience intelligence derived from proprietary P2P file-sharing data covering 200+ countries.

Product overview

Cinelytic offers a unified cloud-based decision intelligence platform for the entertainment industry consisting of integrated modules. The core platform combines film and talent analytics, distribution analytics, financial modeling, and predictive forecasting capabilities. Key proprietary products include Athena™ (predictive revenue forecasting), IntelliComps™ (film and talent comparison tools), TalentScores™ (talent economic valuation), and Audience Intelligence (global streaming demand data). Following the acquisition of Jumpcut Media in 2025, the platform also includes ScriptSense (AI-driven script analysis). The Cinelytic Group launched SocialSense360 in February 2026 for trailer sentiment analysis. The platform serves major studios, independent production companies, financiers, distributors, entertainment law firms, and international sales agencies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Athena™: Patent-pending predictive application for forecasting film revenues across multiple territories in real-time
• TalentScores™
• IntelliComps™
• SocialSense360

Products and services

• Cinelytic Platform Cloud-based, end-to-end business intelligence and decision intelligence platform for the entertainment industry, integrating data, analytics, predictive intelligence, and project management tools to support greenlight, acquisition, and release decisions throughout a film's value chain.
• Athena™ Patent-pending predictive application for forecasting film revenues across multiple territories in real-time, allowing users to run multiple project scenarios examining different creative, budgetary, financial, marketing, and release strategies with reported 85%+ accuracy before greenlight.
• TalentScores™ Industry-leading metrics indicating the economic value of above-the-line talent based on the economic performance of their films, accounting for role (director, actor, writer, producer), billing, animation status, release timing, and calculated per genre, country/territory, and media type.
• IntelliComps™ Tools to rapidly create film comps and talent lists/comps by automatically calculating multiple metrics to assist critical decisions, in a fraction of the time of standard methods.
• Audience Intelligence Global audience intelligence powered by proprietary P2P file-sharing data tracking over 1 trillion data points across 200+ countries, measuring streaming demand on Netflix, Amazon, Disney+, Hulu, HBO and other platforms with demographic profiling for US audiences.
• ScriptSense AI-driven script analysis tool that provides immediate in-depth script coverage including loglines, summaries, and quality evaluations for screenplays.
• SocialSense360 AI-powered platform that analyzes and provides insights on audience reactions to trailers and content in real time, helping marketing teams adjust campaigns based on sentiment and emotional tone analysis across various release strategies.
• RightsTrade Content licensing platform acquired by Cinelytic in November 2022, enhancing content monetization and industry data insights across the entertainment sector.

Quantifiable outcome

• 85%+ box office forecasting accuracy before greenlight
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability8 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Studio SystemcoreTechnology or IntegrationLicensed data source providing prior performance, box office, agent/actor representation, talent and other relevant data. One of three core licensed data sources used by the platform.
• The Movie Database (TMDB)coreTechnology or IntegrationLicensed data source providing film metadata and information. Integrated as a core data source for the platform.
• Variety InsightcoreTechnology or IntegrationLicensed data source from Variety providing industry-specific data and insights. Integrated as a core data source for the platform.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Parrot Analytics: Parrot Analytics provides global TV and film demand measurement using alternative data signals, including social, piracy, and audience engagement data. It is the closest direct competitor to Cinelytic's Audience Intelligence module, selling into the same studio, distributor, and streamer buyer base.
• Variety Insight: Variety Insight is a premium entertainment business intelligence platform from Penske Media that delivers film/TV data, comparable titles, and industry analytics. It is both a Cinelytic data partner (licensed data source) and a direct competitor in film/talent analytics for the same studio customers.
• Studio System: Studio System provides film and talent data, project tracking, and comparable title analysis to studios and agencies. It is a Cinelytic data partner and a direct competitor for greenlight and talent analytics workflows.
• The Numbers: The Numbers is a long-standing box office data and film industry analytics provider. It overlaps with Cinelytic on film performance data, comp analytics, and box office tracking, serving many of the same production/distribution customers.
• Gower Street Analytics: Gower Street Analytics provides global box office forecasting and theatrical release optimization for distributors and studios. It directly competes with Cinelytic's Athena™ forecasting and distribution/release planning modules for international theatrical strategy buyers.

Broad incumbents

• Box Office Mojo: Box Office Mojo, owned by Amazon/IMDb, is the leading public box office tracking and analytics destination. While it is broader and free/consumer-oriented, it is a comparable reference point and adjacent competitor for film performance analytics that Cinelytic customers already use.
• IMDbPro: IMDbPro (Amazon) is the dominant professional film/TV industry database for credits, representation, project tracking, and talent research. It is a broader incumbent competitor to Cinelytic's talent analytics and project management capabilities, with significant scale advantages.
• Samba TV: Samba TV is a leading ACR-based TV/streaming viewership analytics provider with significant scale and funding. While its data collection method differs (ACR vs. P2P), it competes for the same audience intelligence budget at streaming platforms and content owners.

Emerging players

• EntTelligence: EntTelligence provides cinema industry research and analytics including attendance tracking, exhibitor performance, and content economics. It is a partial direct peer for theatrical box office and distribution analytics used by studios and exhibitors.
• TVision: TVision provides panel-based and ACR-derived attention and viewership measurement for CTV and streaming. It overlaps with Cinelytic's Audience Intelligence offering around streaming demand signals and competes for the same content/buyer analytics budgets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cinelytic
• Facebookfacebook.com/cinelytic
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cinelytic.com

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A2 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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