Guest Post by Jon Fougner: Cinema Profitability Part 5

This is Part 5 of Jon Fougner’s guest series on Cinema Profitablility – today he continues the discussion of marketing as well as margins. Marketing Continued: Once the site is in good shape, let’s get people to it. Today, a user may be unlikely to find the website in the first place, since none of […]

Cinema Profitability Part 4

This is Part 4 of Jon Fougner’s guest series on Cinema Profitablility – today he focuses on the marketing. Marketing The last time you went to a movie, how did you decide where to see it? If you’re like most Americans, you simply went to the nearest theater showing it. (Of course, if you’re reading […]

Guest Post by Jon Fougner: Cinema Profitability Part 3

This is Part 3 of Jon Fougner’s guest series on Cinema Profitability – today he focuses on the channels: Channels Do the Big 3 have channel strategies? The vast majority of their tickets are sold either at the box office or via 1 of the 2 online brokers: Comcast’s Fandango with 9mm monthly uniques (used […]

Guest Post by Jon Fougner: Cinema Profitability Part 2

This is Part 2 of Jon Fougner’s guest series on Cinema Profitablility – today he focuses on the products that cinemas offer: Products Cinemas’ suppliers have leveraged the proliferation of alternative retailers for their products: DVD, cable, VOD, Netflix, iTunes, Hulu, and more. Cinemas, meanwhile, have barely experimented with sourcing alternative product. The result is […]