Cinema Pro Forma
Consumer Excel Template (Free Download)
Turn screen count, admissions per screen, ticket pricing, concessions, and film rental into a projected cinema pro forma.
professionals from Deloitte
About this pro forma
This pro forma gives cinema operators, sponsors, and lenders a seven-year projected view of a multiplex circuit. Theatre and screen roll-forwards, admissions per screen, ticket revenue, concessions, advertising, film rental, payroll, rent, and capex build to projected EBITDA and value.
Use it to assess a new site, refurbishment, or acquisition. The underlying Excel engine keeps the film-rental split on box office, concession cost of sales, working capital, growth capex, and DCF outputs clear for stakeholders.
What every model includes
Live formulas, no hardcoded values
Outputs are driven by live formulas, so the workbook updates from its assumptions instead of relying on hardcoded results.
All assumptions in one tab
Inputs are clearly marked in the Assumptions tab and separated from calculations, making it clear what to change and what to leave intact.
Statements always balancing
For integrated-statement models, the balance sheet, cash flow, and supporting schedules tie through properly.
Distinct schedules for clarity
Debt, working capital, taxes, and cash flow can get messy quickly. We group calculations in clear schedules, not across disconnected tabs.
No hidden macros or external links
There are no unexplained external workbook links or macros to undermine auditability or portability.
Changes flow through the model
Update a key driver and see the impact carry through the forecast, financing, and return outputs. We never use hardcoded numbers in formulas.
What's inside the Cinema Pro Forma
- Projected theatres, screens, admissions, and utilization
- Box-office, concessions, advertising, memberships, and events revenue
- Film-rental cost on box office and concession cost of sales
- Theatre payroll, occupancy, maintenance, G&A, and EBITDA
- Maintenance and growth capex with unlevered free cash flow
- Enterprise value, equity value, value per share, and implied EV/EBITDA
Formatted to IB standards
Named theme colors repaint the whole workbook in one click, on top of an investment-banking structure with clear input, output, and cross-sheet reference styling - brand-ready, institutional-grade, and fully auditable.
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Frequently asked
How are admissions projected?+
Closing screens are multiplied by admissions per screen, with the utilization or slate-recovery ramp applied.
Are concessions modeled separately?+
Yes. Concession revenue and its cost of sales remain separate from box office and film rental.
Does the model include new builds?+
Yes. New theatres, fit-out capex, maintenance capex, and closures feed the projected estate and cash flow.
What valuation does it produce?+
The DCF projects enterprise value, equity value, value per share, and implied EV/EBITDA.
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