1 theater · 10 screens
Cinema advertising on 10 screens in Ashland, KY.
The Mandalorian & Grogu
May 22
Toy Story 5
Jun 19
Moana (Live Action)
Jul 10
The Odyssey
Jul 17
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Jul 31
Coyote vs. Acme
Aug 28
The Cat in the Hat
Nov 6
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
Nov 20
Avengers: Doomsday
Dec 18
Dune Part Three
Dec 18
Jumanji 3
Dec 25
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Ashland, KY is part of the Charleston-Huntington market, with a population of just over 21,000 and a median household income of $52,199. The city has one movie theater, Movies 10 Ashland, with 10 screens and an estimated 20,000 monthly moviegoer impressions. For local and regional advertisers, that's a concentrated, measurable audience in a single venue.
Cinema advertising in Ashland reaches a captive crowd with no skip button and no second screen to compete for attention. Nationally, moviegoers skew younger than streaming or NFL audiences, with 60% identifying as cord-cutters or cord-nevers. That makes the theater one of the few places in this market to reach light TV viewers at any real scale. A 4-week campaign runs $820 to $1,640 depending on placement and format, a price range that works for small regional advertisers and national brands targeting Tier 3 markets.
Real ranges for a 4-week :30 campaign. Final pricing depends on theaters selected, seasonality, and the 2026 film slate.
| Buy type | 4-week cost | CPM range | Reach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single theater | $820 – $1,640 | Tier 3 market rates | up to 20,000 imps/theater |
Add-ons (Streaming Extension, Lobby Network, Digital Retargeting) priced separately. Not available for alcohol, tobacco, firearms, cannabis, or political advertising.
Choose what fits your campaign — on-screen, in-lobby, and digital extensions.
Your brand opens the show
Plays early in the pre-show sequence, before trailers begin. Best for awareness and reach.
Peak attention, before the trailers
Plays in the mid-pre-show pod when theater attention peaks. Our most-requested slot.
The last ad before the feature
The premium position — the final commercial before the feature begins. Highest recall, unskippable.
Digital signage throughout the theater
Full-motion placements on lobby plasma displays. Extends brand presence beyond the auditorium.
Retarget moviegoers on CTV and OTT
After cinema exposure, retarget the same moviegoer audience across premium streaming services using verified attendance data.
Banner & mobile reach for your moviegoers
Display and mobile ad retargeting to the verified moviegoer audience. Geo, demo, and behavior layers.
A 4-week campaign at Movies 10 Ashland runs between $820 and $1,640. Ashland is priced as a Tier 3 market, with CPMs ranging from $37 to $45. The theater offers roughly 20,000 monthly impressions across 10 screens. That puts the cost per thousand in line with digital rates and well below most broadcast TV buys in this region.
Common advertisers include local restaurants, auto dealerships, healthcare providers, real estate agencies, home services companies, and regional retailers. National brands in quick-service restaurants, insurance, and financial services also run cinema campaigns in smaller markets like Ashland to reach audiences that are hard to find through traditional TV or streaming.
Ads run in the pre-show programming before the feature film starts. That means full-motion video with full audio in a darkened auditorium. No competing ads on screen at the same time, no mute button, no algorithm burying your spot. Some campaigns also include lobby placements like static posters or digital displays, depending on availability.
Broadcast TV audiences in smaller markets skew older, and streaming platforms carry high ad-skip rates. Cinema delivers a verified in-seat audience with documented attention rates 6 to 16 times higher than social or digital formats and 2 to 6 times higher than live sports. Nationally, cinema campaigns have shown a 34% lift in auto dealership foot traffic and a 53% increase in incremental retail visits.
A standard campaign runs 4 weeks, matching typical movie release cycles and giving your ad enough frequency to build recall. Ashland has one theater with 10 screens, so a single 4-week flight reaches a solid share of local moviegoers. Advertisers with seasonal promotions or event-driven messaging often run 4 to 8 weeks for stronger results.
Yes. Alcohol, tobacco, firearms, cannabis, and political advertising are not accepted through standard cinema advertising programs. These restrictions apply across the network regardless of local laws or campaign intent. If your business falls into one of these categories, cinema advertising is not available as a channel.
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