--- title: "Academy Cinemas vs Event Cinemas: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Academy Cinemas or Event Cinemas? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cinemas set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/academy-cinemas-vs-event-cinemas" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Academy Cinemas vs Event Cinemas: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Academy Cinemas or Event Cinemas? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cinemas set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Academy Cinemas and Event Cinemas - **Competitive set**: Cinemas - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Academy Cinemas Share of Search**: 2.6% - **Event Cinemas Share of Search**: 27.1% ## Which is more popular in search, Academy Cinemas or Event Cinemas? - In August 2026, Event Cinemas had more branded searches than Academy Cinemas among cinemas in New Zealand. Event Cinemas was estimated to have 202K branded searches compared to Academy Cinemas’ 19.1K, and held a 27.1% Share of Search versus Academy Cinemas’ 2.6%. - Event Cinemas was ahead of Academy Cinemas in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Academy Cinemas’ estimated Share of Search among cinemas in New Zealand held steady at 2.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 12.8K to 19.1K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Event Cinemas’ estimated Share of Search among cinemas in New Zealand moved from 24.8% to 27.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 123K to 202K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand cinemas in August 2026? - Event Cinemas’ estimated Share of Search among cinemas in New Zealand has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 24.1% to 27.1% in August 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Academy Cinemas in New Zealand rose 49% over 11 measured months, from 12.8K to 19.1K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Academy Cinemas estimated searches | Academy Cinemas Share of Search | Academy Cinemas rank | Event Cinemas estimated searches | Event Cinemas Share of Search | Event Cinemas rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 12.8K | 2.6% | 6 | 123K | 24.8% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 12.8K | 2.6% | 6 | 121K | 24.4% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 12.8K | 1.7% | 6 | 189K | 25.3% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 15.8K | 2.2% | 6 | 156K | 21.6% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 12.8K | 2.7% | 6 | 107K | 22.3% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 15.7K | 2.8% | 6 | 134K | 24.3% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 19.1K | 2.7% | 6 | 185K | 25.8% | 2 | | May 2026 | 19.1K | 2.5% | 6 | 187K | 24.1% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 23.8K | 3.3% | 5 | 182K | 25.5% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 19.4K | 2.2% | 6 | 235K | 26.9% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 19.1K | 2.6% | 6 | 202K | 27.1% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Academy Cinemas’ and Event Cinemas’ names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Academy Cinemas**: Measured on the search terms “academy cinemas”, “academy cinemas near me”, “academy cinemas nz”, “academycinemas” and “academycinemas co nz”, summed into one figure. - **Event Cinemas**: Measured on the search terms “aa event cinemas”, “avatar event cinemas”, “broadway event cinemas”, “city event cinemas”, “coastlands event cinemas”, “event cinemas”, “event cinemas bayfair”, “event cinemas botany”, “event cinemas coastlands”, “event cinemas food”, “event cinemas movies”, “event cinemas near me”, “event cinemas new lynn”, “event cinemas nz”, “event cinemas online”, “event cinemas queen street”, “event cinemas session times”, “event cinemas te awa”, “event cinemas ticket prices”, “event cinemas tickets”, “event cinemas vmax”, “event cinemas westgate”, “eventcinemas”, “eventcinemas co nz”, “eventcinemas movies”, “eventcinemas nz”, “movie tickets event cinemas” and “movies event cinemas”, summed into one figure. - [Academy Cinemas profile](/demand/nz/brands/academy-cinemas) - [Event Cinemas profile](/demand/nz/brands/event-cinemas) - [All cinemas in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-cinema-chains): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 brands. ## Methodology - [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Which is more popular in search, Academy Cinemas or Event Cinemas? In August 2026, Event Cinemas had more branded searches than Academy Cinemas among cinemas in New Zealand. Event Cinemas was estimated to have 202K branded searches compared to Academy Cinemas’ 19.1K, and held a 27.1% Share of Search versus Academy Cinemas’ 2.6%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Academy Cinemas vs Event Cinemas: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/academy-cinemas-vs-event-cinemas This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/academy-cinemas-vs-event-cinemas. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.