What Hollywood Software does

Hollywood Software is a private, for-profit software company founded in 1997, headquartered in Sherman Oaks, United States, with 51-100 employees. The company specializes in film distribution software and theater management applications for digital cinema, providing what the firmographic record describes as the core offerings of its segment. Its product suite spans theatrical distribution systems (TDS for the U.S. market and TDS Global for multi-territory management), electronic box office transaction reporting (Swift), exhibition management (Exhibitor Management System and Cinema ACE), circuit-wide operational visibility (Enterprise Web), and audience measurement (PostTrak exit polling and Cinequest sociodemographic polling). The platform serves both supply-side customers — major movie studios, mini-major studios, and independent distributors — and demand-side customers including leading cinema circuits. Products handle end-to-end theatrical workflows including film rental liability computation, POS data consolidation, invoicing, booking, and centralized circuit monitoring.

The underlying technology is built around real-time box office measurement and analytics, anchored by proprietary polling services that capture audience demographics and engagement signals. The distribution systems are architected as industry-leading software capable of supporting releases "of all sizes," from major studio blockbusters to small independent films, with globalization handled through a single multi-territory application. The GTM motion is enterprise field sales, with demo-driven direct engagement and account-based selling to studios and cinema operators globally. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, consistent with custom-quoted enterprise contracts.

The business model is a subscription/recurring revenue structure tied to box office measurement, analytics, and theatrical management services. Customer segments are split between movie studios and distributors (primary) and cinema circuits and exhibitors (primary), reflecting a horizontal segmentation approach across the theatrical value chain. Marketing channels center on detailed product pages, an insights and resources content hub (infographics, blog posts, presentations, whitepapers), and bottom-of-funnel demo request CTAs. Distribution is direct enterprise sales with global reach, serving the "every major movie studio, mini-major studio and prominent independent movie distributor" customer base described in the company's positioning.

Name

Hollywood Software

Website

https://hollywoodsoftware.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Hollywood Software, founded in 1997 in Sherman Oaks, provides film distribution software and theater management applications for digital cinema, serving major and independent movie studios, distributors, and cinema circuits with distribution, measurement, and exhibitor management systems.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Theatrical Distribution and Cinema Management Software

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Distribution (51212), Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Distribution (7822), Services-Allied To Motion Picture Distribution (7829)

akta.pro primary industry

Theatrical Distribution (Domestic) (MPADAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Theatrical Distribution (International) (MPADAJAB), Distribution Strategy & Release Planning (MPADAAAL), Royalty, Reporting & Revenue Share Administration (MPADALAJ)

Keywords

• Theatrical distribution software
• Box office analytics
• Cinema management systems
• Audience exit polling
• Film rental accounting

Headquarters

HQ city

Sherman Oaks

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Box Office Measurement and Analytics Services: Provides measurement and analytics services to cinema circuits and movie studios for box office performance tracking, audience measurement, and distribution management

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Hollywood Software develops and delivers film distribution software and theater management applications for digital cinema. Its product suite covers box office measurement and analytics, audience exit polling, electronic box office transaction reporting, theater auditorium control, theatrical distribution systems for U.S. and global territories, and exhibitor/circuit management tools. The software is sold to cinema circuits, major and independent movie studios, mini-major studios, and distributors worldwide.

Product overview

Comscore Movies is a platform offering a comprehensive suite of box office measurement, analytics, and theatrical management solutions. The portfolio includes box office reporting and analytics tools (Global Box Office Reporting, Cinequest polling service), audience measurement (PostTrak exit polling), electronic transaction reporting (Swift), theater operations management (Cinema ACE), theatrical distribution systems (TDS for U.S. and Global markets), and exhibitor/circuit management tools (EMS and Enterprise Web). These products serve cinema circuits, movie studios, and independent distributors worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cinequest An innovative polling service that offers unmatched insights into movie audience sociodemographics and engagement, designed for movie studios, distributors, and cinema industry professionals.
• Global Box Office Reporting Provides robust tools and detailed analytics for global box office measurement, serving leading cinema circuits and every major movie studio, mini-major studio, and prominent independent movie distributor worldwide.
• Swift (Electronic Box Office Transaction Reporting) Electronic Box Office Transaction Reporting system that streamlines the theatrical invoicing process and makes billing easier and more efficient for the cinema industry.
• PostTrak (Theatrical Audience Exit Polling) Exit polling service that reports audience demographics and the aspects of each title that trigger interest and attendance, all in real time, for movie studios, distributors, and exhibitors.
• Cinema ACE (Auditorium Control Engine) Theater management system that helps drive productivity and efficiency across digital cinema operations for cinema operators and circuits.
• TDS (Theatrical Distribution System) Industry-leading software for theatrical releases of all sizes in the U.S. market, from major studio blockbusters to small independent releases and everything in between.
• TDS Global (Global Theatrical Distribution System) Advanced distribution software to manage theatrical distribution across multiple territories worldwide from a single application, for global movie studios and distributors.
• Exhibitor Management System (EMS) Virtual staff of booking assistants and accountants that consolidates point of sale (POS) data, computes film rental liabilities, manages payments, and updates financial systems for cinema exhibitors.
• Enterprise Web (Circuit Management System) Circuit management system that gives circuit managers an over-the-shoulder look at operations inside all of their theatres from one centralized website, for cinema circuit operators.

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• CinemaNext: CinemaNext offers cinema software, services, and equipment for exhibitors worldwide, competing with Hollywood Software's theater management and circuit-level operational products across global cinema chains.
• Arts Alliance Media: Arts Alliance Media provides cinema software and services including Theatre Management Systems, content delivery, and exhibitor support, directly competing with Hollywood Software's Cinema ACE and distribution workflow solutions for digital cinema operations.
• Vista Group (Vista Entertainment Solutions): Vista Entertainment Solutions is the dominant cinema management software provider globally, offering booking, point-of-sale, and back-office tools to cinema exhibitors. Its offerings directly overlap with Hollywood Software's Cinema ACE, EMS, and Enterprise Web products for theater and circuit management.
• Unique X: Unique X provides software and managed services for theatrical distribution and cinema operations, including distribution (Rosy) and exhibitor workflows that directly overlap with Hollywood Software's TDS, Swift, and exhibitor tooling.

Emerging players

• Gower Street Analytics: Gower Street Analytics provides box office forecasting and theatrical market intelligence to studios and distributors, competing with portions of Hollywood Software's box office measurement and release-planning capabilities.
• The Numbers: The Numbers is an independent box office data and film financial analytics provider, used by studios and exhibitors alongside Hollywood Software's reporting and distribution tools for market intelligence and forecasting.
• Box Office Mojo (Amazon): Box Office Mojo aggregates and publishes theatrical box office data widely used by the industry, offering a partially overlapping (mostly free, public-facing) alternative to Hollywood Software's Global Box Office Reporting for distribution and exhibition analytics.
• EntTelligence: EntTelligence is a specialized cinema analytics firm providing box office and exhibitor performance insights for studios and investors, partially overlapping with Hollywood Software's Global Box Office Reporting and PostTrak offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Comscore, Inc. Comscore acquired and now distributes many of Hollywood Software's core products (TDS, Swift, PostTrak, Cinequest) under the Comscore Movies brand, making it the closest large incumbent and the de facto parent platform for these theatrical measurement and distribution offerings.
• Nielsen Holdings: Nielsen is a broad audience measurement incumbent providing ratings and analytics across television and digital; while not primarily theatrical, it competes at the audience-data layer that overlaps with Hollywood Software's PostTrak and Cinequest polling services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hollywoodhsi
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hollywood-software

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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