Ticketed pop-up outdoor cinema season

Local audiences buying tickets, plus venues or sponsors who want events that bring people in.

Ticket sales per screening, plus food, drink and seating upgrades where permitted, and sometimes a share agreed with the venue.

• Event planning
• Marketing and promotion
• Managing a small team on the night

• Public film screening licence for each title, check with the licensing provider
• If you sell alcohol, check whether the venue's premises licence covers it or whether you need a Temporary Event Notice from the council
• Landowner permission, council requirements and any park or public land booking rules
• Public liability insurance, plus event and weather cancellation cover
• Crowd safety, first aid, toilets, access and noise limits for the site
• Weather risk and ticket refund policy, which can hit income in a wet summer

Startup costs are estimates, typically around £5,000 to £20,000, depending on screen size, sound, seating and ticketing. Monthly revenue is typically estimated at £1,500 to £7,500, depending on audience numbers and weather.

Things to check include a public film screening licence for each title, and, if you sell alcohol, whether the venue's premises licence covers it or whether you need a Temporary Event Notice. Also check landowner permission and council requirements.

Weather is a key risk and can hit income in a wet summer, so plan a clear ticket refund policy. Also check public liability insurance, event and weather cancellation cover, and crowd safety, first aid, toilets and noise limits.