Film rental

How it is used

Used in cinema distribution accounts; it is different from a viewer renting a film online.

Example sentences

1. The exhibitor calculated the film rental from the week's ticket receipts.

   The payment connects cinema income with the distributor.

2. The distributor checked the film rental figures in the cinema statement.

   The statement records what the exhibitor owes for screenings.

Common collocations

• film rental payment
• film rental percentage

Related terms

• distributorA company that buys the rights to show a film in a country or region and handles its release, marketing and delivery to cinemas or platforms.
• releaseTo make a film or series available to the public in cinemas, on TV or on streaming platforms. As a noun, a release is a film being shown or the act of showing it.

More terms: Distribution, Festivals and Awards

• trailer
• box office
• subtitles
• blockbuster
• premiere
• film festival
• streaming service
• age rating
• nomination
• sales agent
• territory
• theatrical release