1 theater · 7 screens
Cinema advertising on 7 screens in Morganton, NC.
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
Ice Age: Boiling Point
Feb 5
Narnia: The Magician's Nephew
Feb 12
The Exorcist: Martyrs
Mar 12
Sonic the Hedgehog 4
Mar 19
Godzilla x Kong: Supernova
Mar 26
The Legend of Zelda
Apr 30
Star Wars: Starfighter
May 28
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Jun 11
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
Jun 18
Shrek 5
Jun 30
Poster art courtesy of IMDb · © respective studios · used for editorial reference.
Morganton, NC gives advertisers direct access to 17,541 residents through cinema advertising at Morganton 7, the city's only theater, with 7 screens and an estimated 16,800 monthly moviegoer impressions. It's a consistent local audience in a high-attention environment that outperforms social media and streaming by a significant margin.
The Morganton market has a median household income of $49,434 and a median age of 38.5, a practical fit for advertisers targeting working adults and families.
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 in Morganton typically runs $1,200 to $1,850, 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.
Quick-service restaurants, auto dealerships, healthcare providers, retail stores, and financial services advertisers are all active in theater markets like Morganton. Nationally, cinema campaigns have driven a 34% lift in auto dealership foot traffic and a 53% increase in incremental retail visits, making it a strong channel for advertisers who need to move people to act.
Ads run in the pre-show segment before the feature film begins. It's a full-motion, full-audio placement shown to a captive audience in a darkened room with no scrolling and no skipping. Cinema advertising delivers attention ratings 6 to 16 times higher than social and digital placements, and 2 to 6 times higher than live sports.
Cinema reaches an audience that is 60% cord-cutters or cord-nevers, so TV and streaming ads simply don't reach them. The median moviegoer age is 30, younger than Netflix, Hulu, and NFL audiences. In a smaller market like Morganton, cinema puts your ad in front of a focused, non-skippable environment that mass digital buys can't replicate.
Yes. Cinema advertising does not accept campaigns for alcohol, tobacco, firearms, cannabis, or political candidates and ballot initiatives. These restrictions apply in every market and theater. Advertisers in those categories will need to look at other media channels. All other major industries, including healthcare, finance, food service, and home services, are eligible to run.
The standard campaign window is 4 weeks, matching typical film rotation cycles and giving advertisers consistent exposure across multiple screenings. Longer flights are available for brands that want sustained presence. With 7 screens and steady monthly traffic, a 4-week run in Morganton delivers reliable frequency without a large budget commitment.
Call for pricing tailored to your dates, film slate, and targeting.