Allocine

What Allocine does

Allocine is a Paris-based digital media company founded in 1993 that operates a network of country-specific cinema portals serving consumers across 10 markets in Europe and Latin America. Its core offering is a free, consumer-facing web platform providing movie information, showtimes, reviews, trailers, and cinema-related editorial content. The company runs distinct regional brands — Allocine (France, Canada), Adorocinema (Brazil), Filmstarts (Germany), SensaCine (Spain, Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Argentina), and BeyazPerde (Turkey) — coordinated under a unified international hub at allocine.com that geographically routes visitors to the appropriate localized domain.

The platform's primary user is the general cinema-going consumer seeking discovery, scheduling, and review information prior to or instead of purchasing tickets. Allocine does not disclose a pricing model; the consumer product appears to be free to end users, which strongly suggests advertising, ticketing referral fees, and/or studio/distributor marketing partnerships as the underlying revenue mechanics — though none of these are confirmed in the available source material. Headcount is stated at 101–250 employees, consistent with a mid-sized digital media operation supporting multilingual editorial and product teams across multiple time zones.

The technology stack, AI/ML capabilities, API surface, and integrations are not disclosed in the available source material. Core product functionality centers on a searchable film catalog, showtime listings, editorial reviews, user-generated reviews/ratings, and trailer hosting. No recent funding rounds, acquisitions, partnerships, leadership changes, or product launches are documented in the provided data. A CTO (Jean-Michel Texier) is identified, but no further management team, board, or investor information is available.

Name

Allocine

Website

https://allocine.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Allocine is a Paris-based digital media company, founded in 1993, that operates a network of country-specific cinema portals across 10 markets in Europe and Latin America, providing consumers with movie information, showtimes, reviews, and trailers through branded sites including Allocine, Adorocinema, Filmstarts, SensaCine, and BeyazPerde.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Movie Information & Entertainment

NAICS

Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services (51929)

akta.pro primary industry

News & Content Aggregation Portals (BPAMAAAI)

Keywords

• Movie information
• Cinema showtimes
• Film reviews
• Movie trailers
• Cinema listings

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Allocine operates a network of country-specific cinema-focused web portals that provide consumers with movie information, showtimes, reviews, trailers, and film news. The international hub at AlloCine.com redirects users to regionally branded portals including Allocine (France/Canada), Adorocinema (Brazil), Filmstarts (Germany), Sensacine (Spain, Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Argentina), and Beyazperde (Turkey).

Product overview

AlloCine operates as a unified cinema media platform consisting of a main international landing page (AlloCine.com) and multiple regionally-branded cinema portals. The international hub redirects users to regional variants including Allocine (France/Canada), AdoCine (Brazil), Filmstarts (Germany), SensaCine (Spain, Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Argentina), and BeyazPerde (Turkey). Together, the platform provides movie information, showtimes, reviews, trailers, and cinema-related content across multiple languages and markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AlloCine International Cinema Platform International cinema-focused web platform consisting of a main landing page and multiple regionally-branded cinema portals serving France, Canada, Brazil, Germany, Spain, Turkey, Mexico, Chile, Colombia, and Argentina. The platform provides movie information, showtimes, reviews, trailers, and cinema-related content across multiple languages and markets for general consumers.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• IMDb: IMDb is the global leader in movie information, ratings, reviews, trailers, and showtimes, owned by Amazon. It is the most directly comparable platform to Allocine, competing for the same consumer discovery use case on a worldwide scale.
• Rotten Tomatoes: Rotten Tomatoes is a major movie review aggregation and discovery platform owned by Fandango/NBCUniversal, providing ratings, critic and audience reviews, and ticketing integration. It overlaps directly with Allocine's editorial and discovery value proposition.
• Fandango: Fandango is a US-centric movie ticketing and showtime platform owned by NBCUniversal. It overlaps with Allocine's showtime-listing functionality while adding a transactional ticketing layer that Allocine relies on partners to deliver.
• Letterboxd: Letterboxd is a social film-discovery platform where users log, rate, and review movies. It competes with Allocine in the reviews and discovery use case, particularly among engaged cinephile audiences.

Broad incumbents

• Metacritic: Metacritic aggregates professional reviews and scores across movies, TV, music, and games. Its movie vertical overlaps with Allocine's editorial review function, while its broader entertainment scope gives it wider advertiser appeal.

Others

• SensaCine: SensaCine is the Spanish-language cinema portal operated by Allocine itself across Spain, Mexico, Chile, Colombia, and Argentina. It is included as a sibling brand illustrating Allocine's multi-market architecture rather than an external competitor.

Emerging players

• MUBI: MUBI is a global curated film streaming and discovery platform with strong editorial positioning. It overlaps with Allocine in cinephile-focused editorial and discovery, while adding a transactional streaming model Allocine lacks.
• The Movie Database (TMDB): TMDB is a community-driven movie and TV database popular with developers and entertainment apps via its API. It competes with Allocine for editorial authority on cast, crew, and film metadata, particularly with enthusiast audiences.

Regional players

• Cineuropa: Cineuropa is a European-focused film industry news and information portal. It is comparable to Allocine's editorial and film news capabilities within European cinema, though with a more industry/B2B orientation than Allocine's consumer focus.
• FilmAffinity: FilmAffinity is a Spain-based movie information and rating database serving primarily Spanish-speaking markets. It competes most directly with Allocine's Sensacine brands in Spain and Latin America for film discovery and review audiences.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/allocine

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 →

Frequently asked questions about Allocine