3 theaters · 40 screens
Cinema advertising on 40 screens in Gainesville, FL.
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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Gainesville is a college-driven market with a median age of 26.5 and more than half the population holding a bachelor's degree or higher. That audience skews younger and more educated than most local media options can reach. Three theaters, 40 screens, and an estimated 64,000 monthly moviegoer impressions give advertisers consistent, measurable exposure across a compact, high-traffic market.
Royal Park Stadium 16, Butler Town Center 14, and Celebration Pointe 10 are the three cinema locations here. A single-theater, 4-week campaign starts at $592; a citywide buy across all three runs $2,368 to $4,736. CPMs fall between $34 and $40, placing Gainesville in a Tier 4 market. For brands targeting students, young professionals, or families near the University of Florida corridor, cinema advertising delivers the kind of attention that social, streaming, and local TV rarely match.
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 | $590 – $1,890 | Tier 4 market rates | up to 21,333 imps/theater |
| Citywide (all 3 theaters) | $2,370 – $4,740 | Tier 4 market rates | ~64,000 total |
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 single-theater campaign in Gainesville runs $592 to $1,894 for a 4-week flight. Covering all three theaters and 40 screens, a citywide campaign runs $2,368 to $4,736 for the same period. CPMs fall between $34 and $40, consistent with Gainesville's Tier 4 market classification.
Gainesville's three theaters combine for an estimated 64,000 monthly moviegoer impressions across 40 screens. A citywide 4-week buy reaches that full audience; a single-theater placement narrows the focus. Either way, the audience skews young, with a median age well below 30.
Restaurants, auto dealerships, retail stores, healthcare providers, universities, financial services, and local entertainment venues are common advertisers. Some categories show strong documented results: QSR brands see 2 to 3x return on spend, automotive advertisers report +34% foot traffic, and retail sees +53% incremental visits. Any brand targeting 18 to 35 year olds has good reason to consider this market.
Ads run in the pre-show on the main screen before the feature film begins. Full-screen, high-resolution, audio-on, in a dark room with nowhere else to look. Attention ratings for cinema run 2 to 6 times higher than live sports and 6 to 16 times higher than social media or digital placements.
Yes. Alcohol, tobacco, firearms, cannabis, and political advertising are not accepted in cinema networks. These restrictions apply across the national network, regardless of local regulations. Most retail, service, healthcare, education, and entertainment categories are eligible without restrictions.
Gainesville's moviegoer base skews heavily toward cord-cutters and cord-nevers, a group that makes up 60% of cinema audiences nationally. Local TV and streaming tend to reach an older, more fragmented audience. Cinema puts an undivided viewer in front of your ad in a format that outperforms CTV and YouTube on documented attention benchmarks.
Call for pricing tailored to your dates, film slate, and targeting.
