The German handbook formula
Box office less 7% VAT and the FFA levy from net, rental share, costs and Methode 2.
Market details
Settlements & invoicing
From box office
From box office
to paid invoice
DISTmio calculates the rent for each cinema week under local rules, checks it against the cinema's statement, issues the invoice or e-invoice and matches the payment.
Calculation
Reconciliation
Invoice
- Gross box office
- £111,780
- Ticket VAT
- £8,280
- Levy
- £2,070
- Net
- £101,430
- Share
- 45%
- Rent due
- £45,644
Cinema reported
£45,644
Within tolerance ✓
How it works
Four steps from figures to payment
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01
Collect the figures
Admissions and box office arrive from cinema reports, the cinema portal or your inbox.
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02
Calculate the rent
DISTmio applies the booking terms week by week, with ticket VAT and levies deducted under the country's rules.
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03
Approve the settlement
Compare it with the cinema's statement, then approve it within your tolerance or open a dispute.
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04
Invoice and collect
Issue invoices or e-invoices, send reminders and match each bank payment to the right invoice.
Rent calculation
Every deduction shown, week by week
Each settlement runs from gross box office through ticket VAT and national levies to the net base, then applies the share, guarantee, flat fee or scale for each cinema week. Every figure shows how it was calculated.
- Local rules, from the German handbook formula to the French bordereau
- Settle on preliminary figures and update when final ones arrive
- Approved settlements locked, with a reason for every later change
- Admissions
- Gross box office
- Ticket VAT
- National levy
- Net box office
- Rental share
- Rent
- VAT on rent
- Invoice
Cinema statements
Spot every difference before you approve
Statements arrive as files, by email, through the cinema portal or by API, and DISTmio matches each one to its booking and your own calculation. Approve it within your tolerance, or open a dispute that keeps the whole conversation in one place.
- Imports 600+ cinema report formats
- Your own tolerance, as an amount or a percentage
Reconciliation
| Cinema | Source | Admissions | Gross | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinema example | Monitoring | 2,480 | £22,320 | Matched |
| Cinema example | Integration | 2,480 | £22,320 | Matched |
| Cinema example | File import | 2,480 | £22,320 | Needs review |
Invoicing
Invoices straight from approved settlements
Approved settlements wait in one list by payer and currency, ready to be invoiced together in one batch. Issue the invoices in DISTmio or through your own invoicing program.
- Corrections proposed when figures change after invoicing
- Official exchange rate on foreign-currency invoices
- Online payment link on every invoice
Invoice DM/2025/042
- Payer
- Cinema example
- Film
- The Northern Lights
- Rent
- £11,178
- VAT
- £2,236
- Due date
- 2 Apr
- E-invoice
- Accepted
Online payment link
Payments and reminders
Payments matched, reminders on schedule
Import bank statements or connect your bank, and DISTmio proposes the invoice each payment belongs to, for you to confirm. Overdue invoices move through reminder levels on the schedule you set.
- Payments recognised by booking reference
- SEPA direct debit and early-payment discounts
- Deliveries held for payers with overdue invoices
Collections
- 2 Apr Reminder level 1 Sent
- 2 Apr Reminder level 2 Sent
- 2 Apr Reminder level 3 Paid
| Payment | Amount | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BANK-042 | £11,178 | Matched |
E-invoicing
E-invoices in each country's format
Every invoice becomes the e-invoice its country expects, with its status shown on the invoice. Missing details are flagged before anything goes out.
- Sent straight to KSeF, Chorus Pro, NAV, e-Factura and SEF
- Peppol e-invoices for Benelux, the Nordics, the UK and Australia
- Built for the eInvoice Kinobranche 1.09 / eTB standard
E-invoices by country
| Country | System | How |
|---|---|---|
United Kingdom
|
Peppol BIS 3.0 | Peppol |
|
Germany
|
XRechnung · ZUGFeRD | With the invoice email |
Poland
|
KSeF | Direct |
France
|
Chorus Pro · Factur-X | Direct |
Spain
|
Facturae | Signed, ready for FACe |
Italy
|
FatturaPA | Ready for SdI |
Portugal
|
SAF-T (PT) | Issued through your certified program |
India
|
GST e-invoice | Ready for the IRP |
Japan
|
Qualified Invoice System | Registration number on the invoice |
In your market
Local settlement rules built in
Invoices in KSeF
Rental invoices go to the National e-Invoice System.
Market details
Bordereau and Chorus Pro
Settlements laid out like the CNC bordereau, public invoices through Chorus Pro.
Market details
Questions
Settlement questions, answered
How does DISTmio calculate German settlements?
With the formula of the German industry handbook: box office less 7% VAT, the FFA levy deducted from net, then the rental share and additional costs, rounded by Methode 2. Settlements can be split by screen, and each play week has its own TB number.
Can German cinemas send a Gutschrift instead of our invoice?
Yes. Mark the payer as self-billing and record the cinema's Gutschrift, and any difference from your settlement appears as its own line, ready for an objection letter in German.
Can French cinemas be settled like a CNC bordereau?
Yes. Each French booking is settled week by week with TSA, Sacem and the minimum rent per admission, and DISTmio warns you when a rental rate falls outside the legal range.
Can we keep our accounting program?
Yes. Export invoices and payments in your program's format, such as DATEV, FEC, SIE or JPK, or connect a supported invoicing program to issue the invoices while DISTmio reads back their status and payments.
See it with your figures
Settle every cinema in one place
We set DISTmio up for your countries, currencies and invoicing rules, and show it with your own films.
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