International Showtimes

What International Showtimes does

International Showtimes, operating under the legal entity Cinepass UG (haftungsbeschränkt), is a Berlin-based B2B data-as-a-service company that provides REST APIs delivering global cinema showtimes, movie metadata, and streaming availability data. The company was founded in 2014 as a weather-based dynamic pricing ticketing platform in Germany and pivoted in 2016 to become a data aggregation technology provider for the entertainment industry. Its customers span online publishers, film studios and distributors, cinema ticketing platforms, premium large format (PLF) providers, shopping mall operators, and analytical/BI solution providers — a mix that includes names such as Kinoheld, Usheru, Angel Studios, D-BOX Technologies, VGN, Gruvi, and Screendollars.

The platform is built on two core products: the Cinema Showtimes API (covering 25,000+ cinema locations, 168k+ movies, and 120+ countries) and the Streaming Availability API (covering VOD/OTT platforms across 100+ markets). The technical stack centers on a proprietary AI-driven data sourcing engine called Crawl-E, which automatically harvests showtimes from cinema websites at the moment of publication and updates them multiple times daily. A second proprietary AI tool, PieceIn (Content-Matcher), aligns client data against major industry identifiers (IMDb, TMDB, MACCS, Comscore, Rentrak) to enable seamless data interoperability. 24/7 machine learning-based data quality assurance continuously verifies the dataset. The API supports authentication via Bearer tokens or API keys, multiple languages, multi-timezone operations, and provides deep booking deeplinks to cinema checkout pages.

The business model is API-first, tiered subscription-based, priced per market per month: a 7-day free trial, Basic from €149/month, Business from €299/month, and Enterprise on custom multi-year contracts. Distribution is exclusively digital via the company website (internationalshowtimes.com) and direct API access, with self-serve onboarding and sales-assisted engagement for enterprise customers. The company is bootstrapped (no disclosed funding rounds), headquartered at Cuvrystraße 1, 10997 Berlin, and managed by three representative directors (Enrico Bernardo, Richard Ruben, and Burak Kahraman). It is GDPR compliant and partners with the EU's Creative Europe programme.

Name

International Showtimes

Legal name

Cinepass UG (haftungsbeschränkt)

Website

https://internationalshowtimes.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

International Showtimes is a Berlin-based B2B data-as-a-service company operating REST APIs that deliver global cinema showtimes, movie metadata, and streaming availability data across 120+ countries, serving online publishers, film studios and distributors, ticketing platforms, and entertainment analytics providers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Cinema Showtimes API Subscription: Tiered subscription access to the Cinema Showtimes API, charged per market per month. Tiers include Free Trial (7-day), Basic (from €149/month), Business (from €299/month), and Enterprise (custom pricing). Revenue is primarily recurring subscription-based with per-market pricing that scales with geographic coverage needs.
2. Streaming Availability API Subscription: Tiered subscription access to streaming/VOD availability data for OTT platforms, priced per market per month similar to the Showtimes API. Covers Europe and English-speaking markets with 100+ markets supported.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

International Showtimes provides REST APIs delivering global cinema showtimes, movie metadata, cinema location data, and streaming/VOD availability from 120+ countries. The platform aggregates showtime and entertainment data from 25,000+ cinema locations and major OTT providers, enabling studios, ticketing platforms, publishers, and analytics companies to embed reliable, real-time entertainment data into their products. The service is delivered via API endpoints with AI-powered data collection, content matching, and 24/7 quality assurance.

Product overview

International Showtimes operates as a data aggregation platform offering two core API products: the Cinema Showtimes API providing theatrical movie showtimes, cinema metadata, and movie information from 120+ countries worldwide; and the Streaming Availability API delivering real-time OTT and VOD streaming data from major global platforms. Both APIs are accessible via REST architecture and are complemented by proprietary AI-powered data sourcing engines (Crawl-E for content discovery, content-matcher and movie-matcher for ID alignment).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cinema Showtimes API REST API providing global cinema showtimes, movie metadata, and cinema information from 120+ countries. Features include deep booking links to exhibitor checkout pages, premium large format data (IMAX, 3D, D-BOX, OV, OMU, dubbed), real-time showtime updates updated multiple times daily, and multi-language support. Serves studios, ticketing platforms, publishers, and analytics providers.
• Streaming Availability API REST API providing real-time video-on-demand and OTT streaming availability data from major global platforms across Europe and English-speaking markets (100+ markets). Covers subscription prices, rental fees, purchase options, and accessibility information including subtitles and audio descriptions.

Quantifiable outcome

• 96% of customers report satisfaction with the service quality
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability8 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Creative EuropeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational Showtimes participates in the Creative Europe programme, an EU initiative supporting the European cultural and creative sectors. The partnership provides visibility and credibility within the European cinema industry, though specific programme details and scope of collaboration are not fully detailed on the website.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Gracenote (Nielsen): Nielsen-owned provider of entertainment metadata, ID resolution, and content descriptors across TV, music, and film. Closest direct competitor to International Showtimes' Cinema Showtimes and content-matching (PieceIn) offerings, with deeper enterprise distribution and a much broader content catalogue.
• TMDb (The Movie Database): Crowd-sourced movie and TV metadata with a free API and industry ID system. Comparable to International Showtimes on the movie metadata side, including ID matching, posters, trailers, and cast data, but lacks the cinema showtime and ticketing-deeplink layer that International Showtimes provides.
• Reelgood: Streaming availability aggregator with a universal watchlist and recommendation engine across SVOD/AVOD/TVOD. Closely mirrors the Streaming Availability API's data products (subscription, rental, purchase availability by region).
• Comscore: Provider of box office, theatrical measurement, and audience analytics—including the industry-standard showtime data referenced via the Rentrak ID system. Direct overlap with the showtimes/analytics use case and an established data counterpart to PieceIn's ID-matching feature.
• Moviefone: Long-standing US cinema showtimes and ticketing-deeplink platform. Closely comparable on the cinema showtimes + ticketing-deeplink product surface, though primarily consumer-facing rather than a developer API.
• JustWatch: Global streaming availability aggregator (subscription, rent, buy) operating a consumer app plus B2B data feeds. Direct overlap with International Showtimes' Streaming Availability API in terms of data scope (OTT/VOD availability across regions), though JustWatch is more consumer-facing and built around streaming rather than theatrical showtimes.
• MovieGlu: UK-based provider of cinema showtimes, movie metadata, and ticketing deeplinks via API. Closest scale-comparable peer to International Showtimes' Cinema Showtimes API in terms of B2B developer product, scope (showtimes + ticketing links), and cinema data licensing model.

Broad incumbents

• Fandango: Major US cinema ticketing and showtimes platform (now part of NBCUniversal). Comparable on the showtimes + ticketing-deeplink layer at much larger scale, but operates as a closed consumer platform rather than a developer-facing data API.
• IMDb (Amazon): Amazon-owned global movie/TV metadata and rating platform, often the canonical IMDb ID in International Showtimes' PieceIn matching. Overlaps heavily on movie metadata; lacks the cinema showtimes focus and per-market licensing model.
• Flixster / Rotten Tomatoes: Fandango-owned movie metadata, ratings, and historical showtimes platform. Comparable on the movie metadata and ticketing-deeplink side, but operates a closed consumer product rather than an API-first data offering.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/IntShowtimes
• Facebookfacebook.com/InternationalShowtimes
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/international-showtimes
• Instagraminstagram.com/international_showtimes

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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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