Rental terms and holdovers
Rental terms and holdovers per cinema, week by week.
Market details
Bookings & holdovers
Every cinema, every week,
Every cinema, every week,
in one booking grid
Book cinemas week by week, let agreed terms fill in by themselves, answer cinema orders and decide holdovers every Monday with the latest admissions in front of you.
Bookings
Terms
Deliveries
| Cinema | April Week 1 | April Week 2 | April Week 3 | April Week 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinema example | 8 shows | 9 shows | 10 shows | 11 shows |
| Cinema example | 9 shows | 10 shows | 11 shows | 12 shows |
| Cinema example | 10 shows | 11 shows | 12 shows | 13 shows |
| Cinema example | 11 shows | 12 shows | 13 shows | 14 shows |
Confirmed
Option
Completed
No booking
How it works
From release plan to holdover
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01
Plan the release
Set targets and see suggested cinemas, ranked by our ticket-sales monitoring and your past results, as a list or on a map.
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02
Book in the grid
Drag across the weeks or book a whole chain at once, with terms filled in from your defaults.
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03
Confirm and deliver
Send the confirmation for signature, and DISTmio proposes the copy and key orders.
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04
Decide holdovers
Every Monday, compare each cinema's weekend with the film's average and extend, keep or reduce shows.
Booking terms
Terms that fill in by themselves
Set default terms once for a country, chain, booking agency, cinema group, cinema or film, and each new booking takes the most specific rule. Every figure shows its source and can still be changed on the booking.
- Shares by week from release, guarantees and flat fees
- US terms with house nut and sliding scales
- Four-wall rentals and booking types of your own
Booking terms
- Terms type
- Sliding share Country default
- Week 1 share
- 50% Chain
- Week 2 share
- 45% Cinema
- Week 3+ share
- 40% Film
- Minimum guarantee
- £900 This booking
Holdovers
Monday holdover decisions in minutes
The holdover board lists every booking ending this week, with weekend admissions against the film's average and your own thresholds. Extend, keep or reduce shows per cinema, and an extension prepares the matching key in the same step.
- Suggestions when a cinema's shows keep selling out
- Holdover offers sent to cinemas through the portal
- Every cinema's results in one weekly grid
Holdover Monday
| Cinema | Weekend admissions | vs average | Shows next week | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinema example | 2,480 | +12% | 10 | |
| Cinema example | 1,640 | −3% | 6 | |
| Cinema example | 790 | −36% | 3 |
Cinema orders
Cinemas order, you answer in one click
Cinemas order your films from a catalogue in the cinema portal, and you accept, decline or send a counter-offer with an expiry date. For the films you choose, orders within your standard terms are accepted automatically.
- Every order and counter-offer kept in one history
- New orders waiting for you on the Today page
- Cinema requests for films they would like to play
Cinema orders
| Cinema | Film | Weeks | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cinema example | The Northern Lights | 2 | |
| Cinema example | The Silent Path | 3 | |
| Cinema example | The Northern Lights | 1 |
Call plan
A call list built from your release plan
The call plan lists the cinemas in your release plans that still need a call, with the contact person and the last conversation. Note the outcome and a call-back date, and open the booking from the same card when a cinema says yes.
- Contacts and history taken from the cinema card
- Follow-up dates that become tasks for your team
- Overdue follow-ups shown on your Today page
Call plan
Cinema example
- Contact
- Alex Morgan
- Last contact
- 2 Apr
Booking confirmations
One document for all of a cinema's bookings
Pick bookings on a cinema card and create one confirmation with films, dates, versions, age ratings and terms in your own layout. Send it by email or for electronic signature.
- Signature status shown on every booking
- Reference numbers that match the cinema's payment later
- German confirmations exported in the eTB format
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DISTmio
Booking confirmation
| Film | Period | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Northern Lights | April 2025 | £11,178 |
- Reference
- DM-2025-042
- Status
- Ready
Alex Morgan
In your market
Local booking practice built in
Holdovers and booking agencies
Weekly holdover decisions, with the eTB bundle sent to booking agencies.
Market details
Booking terms per cinema
Standard rental terms per cinema, with confirmations sent from DISTmio.
Market details
Questions
Booking questions, answered
What if a cinema plays fewer shows than agreed?
DISTmio compares the agreed shows with the cinema's published programme and lists every difference, so you can raise it with the cinema before the week is settled.
What happens to the KDM when we extend a booking?
The key is extended with the booking, and the KDM for the extra days is prepared in the same step. Nothing goes to the lab or the cinema until you confirm it.
Do cinemas have to use the cinema portal?
No. Cinemas can order, confirm and report in the portal, and anything they send by other means can be recorded in DISTmio by your team.
We book some cinemas through booking agencies. Is that supported?
Yes. Assign cinemas to an agency, and booking documents and keys go to the agency's contacts, with a weekly eTB bundle for German agencies.
See it with your films
Run your next release from one booking grid
We set DISTmio up for your market and walk you through it with your own titles.
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