Movie Theater Advertising in Emeryville, CA

A 4-week campaign in Emeryville typically runs $4,950 to $5,450, depending on how many screens you take and which placements you use.

Final cost depends on flight length and how your dates line up with the film release calendar, so every campaign is quoted individually. Request a quote for current pricing in this market.

Common advertisers include restaurants and QSR brands, automotive dealers, retail chains, financial services, healthcare providers, and entertainment companies. Nationally, QSR advertisers have seen 2 to 3 times return on ad spend from cinema placements. Auto advertisers have recorded a 34% lift in foot traffic. Those results make theater advertising a strong fit for local and regional businesses.

Ads run on screen inside the auditorium during the pre-show, before the feature film begins. The audience is already seated, there's no skip button, and no second screen competing for attention. That captive environment shows up in the numbers: cinema advertising delivers attention ratings 6 to 16 times higher than social and digital placements.

Approximately 60% of moviegoers nationally are cord-cutters or cord-nevers, meaning traditional broadcast and cable simply don't reach them. Cinema delivers higher verified attention than CTV and YouTube. Emeryville's highly educated, high-income audience makes it a strong fit for brands that find it hard to justify spend across fragmented streaming platforms.

Yes. Restricted categories include alcohol, tobacco, firearms, cannabis, and political advertising. These restrictions apply across the network and cannot be negotiated at the theater level. Advertisers in these categories should contact us directly to discuss options in adjacent formats or markets before assuming full ineligibility.

Bay Street 16 generates an estimated 51,200 moviegoer impressions per month across its 16 screens. The audience skews younger than most TV or streaming platforms: the national median moviegoer age is 30, and roughly 62% identify as multicultural. For brands targeting younger, diverse, high-income consumers in the East Bay, this theater offers consistent, measurable reach.