What CinemaPlus does

CinemaPlus is a managed web services platform serving cinema operators and theater chains across the United States. Founded in 2015 and operated as CinemaPlus LLC (incorporated in Nevada, with primary operations in Bozeman, Montana), the company runs a small remote team of 11–50 employees and positions itself as "The Operating System for Modern Cinema." Its platform delivers online ticketing, integrated concession upsells, loyalty programs, websites and mobile apps, email and text marketing, social media management, alternative content distribution, stored-value accounts, and a customer data/analytics dashboard for cinema operators.

The product is architected as a core platform plus a suite of branded modules: CinemaSuite™ (online presence management), Elev8™ (social and email content), SeatHero™ (frequency and premium loyalty), Syndicated Ticketing (third-party website distribution), CinemaStream™ (alternative content scheduling and booking), CinemaCash (digital stored value), and an Exhibitor Console for analytics and concession management. The underlying infrastructure is hosted on AWS with CDN distribution and acceleration, integrates with major payment networks (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, debit, PayPal), and is delivered through APIs, POS systems, and white-label/OEM channels in addition to direct SaaS.

CinemaPlus monetizes through a transaction-based take rate on ticket and concession sales, with no monthly fees, no long-term contracts, and no hidden charges. Go-to-market is sales-led and direct, targeting multi-location cinema operators through a website contact form and sales/support engineering staff. The company has no disclosed outside funding, appears bootstrapped, and limits its services to the United States per its Terms of Service. Named enterprise customers include UltraStar Cinemas, GQT Movies, and VIP Cinemas.

Name

CinemaPlus

Legal name

CinemaPlus LLC

Website

https://cinemaplus.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CinemaPlus is a managed web services platform that provides U.S. cinema operators and theater chains with online ticketing, concession sales, loyalty programs, digital marketing tools, and a syndicated ticket distribution network, operating from a small remote team.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cinema Ticketing Software

NAICS

Motion Picture Theaters (except Drive-Ins) (512131), Motion Picture and Video Exhibition (51213)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture Theaters (7830), Services-Allied To Motion Picture Distribution (7829)

akta.pro primary industry

Ticketing & Admissions Platforms (Cinema/Festival) (MPADAKAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cinema & Movie Ticketing (HSACALAD), Programming, Booking & Repertory Exhibition Services (MPADAKAL), Cinema Concessions & On-site F&B Operations (MPADAKAN)

Keywords

• Cinema ticketing software
• Online ticket booking
• Movie theater management
• Cinema POS integration
• Exhibitor web services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bozeman

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, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Ticketing/Booking Fees: CinemaPlus earns revenue through a share of ticketing/booking fees on each ticket sold through their platform. Exhibitors receive customer data on every sale through syndicated ticketing.
2. Concession Sales Integration: Integrated online concession sales as an add-on to ticket purchases, capturing additional revenue when customers buy tickets online.
3. Flexible Add-Ons: Additional revenue from subscriptions, loyalty programs, and last-minute seat clearance features.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CinemaPlus provides a managed cloud-based platform for cinema operators and theater chains that delivers online ticketing, website hosting, mobile applications, integrated concession sales, loyalty programs, payment processing, and analytics. The offering is sold as a complete managed web service with no long-term contracts, monetized through a share of ticketing/booking fees per transaction plus optional subscription and add-on modules (CinemaSuite™, Elev8™, SeatHero™, CinemaStream™, Syndicated Ticketing, CinemaCash).

Product overview

CinemaPlus is a platform-plus-modules architecture branded as "The Operating System for Modern Cinema™." The core CinemaPlus platform provides the foundational managed services (ticketing engine, website hosting, payment processing, analytics dashboard, automated maintenance), while specialized functionality is delivered through branded modules: CinemaSuite™ handles online presence management (websites, apps, communications), Elev8™ provides social/email content services, SeatHero™ delivers loyalty and subscription programs, Syndicated Ticketing enables ticket distribution on third-party websites, CinemaStream™ facilitates alternative content distribution, and CinemaCash handles stored-value accounts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CinemaSuite™: Helps cinemas manage their entire online/mobile presence including website, online ticketing, online concession sales, mobile app, email and text messaging.
• Elev8™
• SeatHero™
• CinemaStream™

Products and services

• CinemaPlus Core Platform Central managed platform providing online ticketing, website hosting, mobile apps, email and text messaging, analytics, and payment processing for cinema operators and theater chains.
• CinemaSuite™ Module that manages the cinema's entire online and mobile presence including website, online ticketing, online concession sales, mobile app, email and text messaging.
• Elev8™ Social media and email content creation and fully managed service that helps cinema operators engage audiences through curated content.
• SeatHero™ Hybrid loyalty program combining frequency-based attendance rewards and premium memberships, add-ons, and subscriptions for moviegoers.
• Syndicated Ticketing Distribution channel enabling cinema tickets to be sold directly on popular third-party websites, allowing exhibitors to reach moviegoers on external platforms while retaining customer data and sharing booking fees.
• CinemaStream™ Content distribution platform enabling cinemas to feature alternative content from various sources, with simplified scheduling, booking, and audience outreach.
• Exhibitor Console Online dashboard providing cinema operators access to customer data, concession management, sales analytics, and operational reporting.
• CinemaCash Digital stored-value program offering gift card balances, refund balances, and promotional balances usable across participating cinema operators.

Quantifiable outcome

• Increase online ticket sales by 15% or more
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AWS (Amazon Web Services)coreTechnology or IntegrationCloud hosting infrastructure provider for CinemaPlus platform. Provides high-availability, scalable hosting solutions with CDN distribution and acceleration technologies for the ticketing platform.
• Payment Networks (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover)coreTechnology or IntegrationPayment processing infrastructure supporting credit cards, debit cards, and PayPal for secure online transactions.
• Website Publishers and Ticket AggregatorscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartners in the Syndicated Ticketing network that resell and distribute cinema tickets to their audiences. Exhibitors gain placement on popular websites without paying for placement while keeping a share of booking fees.
• Social Media Platforms (Facebook, Google)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerThird-party social media and authentication integrations for user login, sharing content, and marketing analytics through the platform.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• ShowClix: ShowClix (now part of PatronManager) is a ticketing platform serving cinemas, festivals, and live events. It is comparable to CinemaPlus in offering managed online ticketing with concession upsell and loyalty features to mid-size venue operators including exhibitors.
• Fandango: Fandango is the dominant US consumer-facing cinema ticketing platform owned by NBCUniversal. It competes with CinemaPlus for cinema exhibitor relationships on the B2B side and is the principal alternative for operators choosing a managed online ticketing solution.
• Atom Tickets: Atom Tickets was a direct US cinema ticketing competitor with social-discovery features and exhibitor partnerships. It is highly comparable to CinemaPlus in offering mobile-first cinema ticketing and was a primary direct competitor to CinemaPlus's CinemaSuite offering.
• Movio (Vista Group): Movio, a Vista Group company, provides cinema-specific marketing, audience analytics, and loyalty software to exhibitors. It directly parallels CinemaPlus's Elev8 (social/email content) and SeatHero (loyalty) modules within the same cinema vertical customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Ticketmaster: Ticketmaster (Live Nation) is the largest mass-market ticketing platform and a tangential competitor/partner for venues that also operate cinema-style programming. It represents the broad incumbent alternative that exhibitors might consider for advanced ticketing infrastructure.
• Eventbrite: Eventbrite is a large horizontal ticketing and event-management platform. While not cinema-specific, it overlaps with CinemaPlus's ticketing engine and online checkout capabilities for cinemas running alternative programming or event-style screenings.
• Vivid Seats: Vivid Seats is a large secondary ticketing marketplace. It is comparable to CinemaPlus's Syndicated Ticketing distribution model in that it places inventory on third-party sites, though its focus is on the secondary/resale market rather than primary cinema exhibitor sales.
• NCR Aloha (NCR Voyix): NCR Aloha is a major restaurant/POS platform commonly used by cinema concessions operations. It is comparable as an adjacent incumbent in the cinema concessions tech stack where CinemaPlus integrates for online concession upsell.
• Vista Group International (Vista Entertainment Solutions): Vista Group is the dominant global cinema software incumbent, offering theater management systems, POS, and loyalty/marketing via Movio. It is the broad incumbent that CinemaPlus competes against in the larger cinema software stack, even though CinemaPlus is more focused on the online/consumer-facing layer.

Emerging players

• Punchh (PAR Technology): Punchh, now part of PAR Technology, is a loyalty and CRM platform widely used by cinemas and restaurants. It is comparable to CinemaPlus's SeatHero loyalty product in addressing customer frequency and spend for cinema operators specifically.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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