What Hollywood.com does

Hollywood.com, LLC is a Boca Raton, Florida-based entertainment media company operating since 1993 that has evolved from a domain and content property into a multi-surface consumer platform. Its core product is the Hollywood.com website, an editorial destination covering movies, television, music, comics, gaming, culture, and tech, supported by an email newsletter, free SMS alerts via a short-code program, and social distribution. The company operates a freemium model: editorial content is free and monetized through display advertising (including Google ads and third-party ad networks) and affiliate referrals from streaming, theater, and entertainment partners, while transactional revenue comes from movie ticket sales through the Hollywood.com Tickets & More mobile app, which generates fees and commissions on in-app purchases.

Underlying technology is described as a web-based content management system paired with a native mobile application available on the Apple App Store and Google Play. The company does not disclose proprietary AI/ML, SDKs, or APIs; its technology footprint is positioned as a standard editorial CMS-plus-mobile commerce stack. Distribution is horizontal, targeting general entertainment enthusiasts across the United States, with a small corporate office at 2255 Glades Road, Suite 221A, and reported headcount of 501-1000.

The business model blends three streams: advertising, transaction fees on ticketing, and affiliate revenue. Most recently, in November 2025, Hollywood.com announced a strategic partnership with Crypto.com to launch an entertainment prediction market platform that uses Crypto.com Derivatives North America as execution infrastructure, representing a meaningful expansion beyond editorial and ticketing into event-derivative commerce. The company was co-founded by Robert Nederlander, Jr., with current leadership including Gregory Sica (COO) and Heather Ata (President and CMO). Capital structure is opaque: the most recent disclosed funding was a $360,177 round in June 2023, prior disclosed capital includes a 2000 round of $4.25M, and the company acquired Media by Numbers in 2008.

Name

Hollywood.com

Legal name

Hollywood.com, LLC

Website

https://hollywood.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Hollywood.com operates a free, ad-supported entertainment news website and mobile app covering movies, TV, music, comics, gaming, and culture, with monetization from display advertising, ticketing commissions, affiliate referrals, and a newly launched Crypto.com-powered entertainment prediction market serving US entertainment enthusiasts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Entertainment News & Media

NAICS

Motion Picture Theaters (except Drive-Ins) (512131)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture Theaters (7830)

akta.pro primary industry

Cinema Media Planning & Buying (MPAAABAJ)

Keywords

• Entertainment news media
• Movie ticket sales
• Celebrity news coverage
• Prediction market platform
• Mobile ticketing app

Headquarters

HQ city

Boca Raton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Advertising: Display advertising on website pages and within articles. The site features Google ads and other advertising networks to monetize traffic.
2. Ticket Sales and Commissions: Movie ticket sales through the Hollywood.com Tickets & More app with associated fees and commissions on transactions.
3. Affiliate Revenue: Referral fees from partnerships with streaming services, theaters, and entertainment brands.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hollywood.com operates a free, advertising-supported entertainment news website covering movies, TV, music, comics, gaming, culture, and tech, complemented by a free mobile application (Hollywood.com Tickets & More) that sells movie tickets and earns transaction-based commissions. In late 2025 the company extended its offering with an entertainment prediction market platform launched in partnership with Crypto.com, enabling users to trade opinions on movies, TV shows, music, and awards outcomes.

Product overview

Hollywood.com operates as an entertainment media platform consisting of a primary news website covering movies, TV, music, culture, tech, and gaming content, a mobile ticketing application (Tickets & More), and a newly launched cryptocurrency-powered prediction market for entertainment outcomes in partnership with Crypto.com. The platform serves as a content aggregation and editorial destination for entertainment industry coverage.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hollywood.com Entertainment News Website Free, advertising-supported entertainment news website covering movies, TV shows, music, comics, gaming, culture, and tech, with editorial articles, reviews, trailers, and celebrity news aimed at general U.S. entertainment consumers.
• Hollywood.com Tickets & More Mobile App Free mobile application for iOS and Android that provides entertainment content access and enables in-app movie ticket purchases, generating transaction fees and commissions for Hollywood.com.
• Hollywood.com Entertainment Prediction Market Prediction market platform co-developed with Crypto.com that enables users to trade opinions on entertainment outcomes including movies, TV shows, music, and awards, with real-time price updates powered by Crypto.com Derivatives North America infrastructure.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Crypto.commajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 November 2025Hollywood.com partnered with Crypto.com to launch an entertainment-focused prediction market platform. The platform allows users to make predictions related to movies, actors, shows, and awards. Using Crypto.com Derivatives North America as the provider, the prediction markets enable users to trade opinions on entertainment events with real-time price updates. The platform was expected to launch approximately two months after the November 2025 announcement.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• IMDb: IMDb is Amazon-owned entertainment database covering movies, TV, music, and celebrities, monetized through ads and Prime tie-ins. A broad incumbent offering deeper reference content plus broader commercial backing than Hollywood.com.

Direct peers

• The Hollywood Reporter: The Hollywood Reporter is a flagship entertainment industry publication covering film, TV, music, and awards. Direct overlap with Hollywood.com in entertainment editorial coverage and brand positioning around the Hollywood entertainment industry.
• Deadline: Deadline is a major entertainment news outlet focused on film, TV, and digital media, monetized through advertising and Penske Media's broader commerce ecosystem. Direct overlap in entertainment editorial coverage and ad-supported business model.
• Fandom: Fandom operates the world's largest entertainment and gaming wiki platform with extensive movie, TV, music, and gaming content plus audience monetization via ads and commerce. Directly comparable to Hollywood.com as a multi-vertical entertainment content destination monetized through advertising and ticketing/affiliate links.
• Fandango: Fandango is the dominant online movie ticketing platform in the U.S., owned by NBCUniversal, offering ticket purchasing, showtimes, reviews, and entertainment editorial content. Direct overlap with Hollywood.com's ticketing and movie editorial offerings.
• IGN Entertainment: IGN is a major entertainment and gaming media publisher covering movies, TV, gaming, and tech, monetized via display advertising and affiliate commerce. Direct competitor in the multi-vertical entertainment editorial space.
• Rotten Tomatoes: Rotten Tomatoes aggregates movie and TV reviews, showtimes, and ticketing links, monetized via ads and ticket affiliate fees. Direct competitor to Hollywood.com in the movie reviews/showtimes/ticketing discovery space.
• MovieTickets.com: MovieTickets.com is an online movie ticketing aggregator serving theaters across North America. Closely comparable to the ticketing component of Hollywood.com's Tickets & More app for movie showtime discovery and ticket purchasing.
• Variety: Variety is a leading entertainment industry trade publication covering film, TV, music, and digital media with subscription and advertising revenue. Comparable as a multi-vertical entertainment news platform, though Variety skews more toward industry/B2B readers.
• Atom Tickets: Atom Tickets is an online movie ticketing platform with social features and theatrical exhibitor partnerships. Direct overlap with Hollywood.com's Tickets & More app in mobile ticketing and entertainment commerce.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Hollywood_com
• Facebookfacebook.com/hollywoodcom
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hollywood-com

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors1 record

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M&A1 record

Investments

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