--- title: "Event Cinemas vs Lighthouse Cinema: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Event Cinemas or Lighthouse Cinema? 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/event-cinemas-vs-lighthouse-cinema" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Event Cinemas vs Lighthouse Cinema: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Event Cinemas or Lighthouse Cinema? 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**: Event Cinemas and Lighthouse Cinema - **Competitive set**: Cinemas - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Event Cinemas Share of Search**: 27.1% - **Lighthouse Cinema Share of Search**: 1.4% ## Which is more popular in search, Event Cinemas or Lighthouse Cinema? - In August 2026, Event Cinemas had more branded searches than Lighthouse Cinema among cinemas in New Zealand. Event Cinemas was estimated to have 202K branded searches compared to Lighthouse Cinema’s 10.2K, and held a 27.1% Share of Search versus Lighthouse Cinema’s 1.4%. - Event Cinemas was ahead of Lighthouse Cinema in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - 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. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Lighthouse Cinema’s estimated Share of Search among cinemas in New Zealand moved from 1.7% to 1.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.6K to 10.2K. ## 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 Lighthouse Cinema in New Zealand rose 19.4% over 11 measured months, from 8.6K to 10.2K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Event Cinemas estimated searches | Event Cinemas Share of Search | Event Cinemas rank | Lighthouse Cinema estimated searches | Lighthouse Cinema Share of Search | Lighthouse Cinema rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 123K | 24.8% | 2 | 8.6K | 1.7% | 7 | | Nov 2025 | 121K | 24.4% | 2 | 8.4K | 1.7% | 7 | | Dec 2025 | 189K | 25.3% | 2 | 10.3K | 1.4% | 7 | | Jan 2026 | 156K | 21.6% | 2 | 10.3K | 1.4% | 7 | | Feb 2026 | 107K | 22.3% | 2 | 8.4K | 1.8% | 7 | | Mar 2026 | 134K | 24.3% | 2 | 8.4K | 1.5% | 7 | | Apr 2026 | 185K | 25.8% | 2 | 10.4K | 1.5% | 7 | | May 2026 | 187K | 24.1% | 2 | 10.3K | 1.3% | 7 | | Jun 2026 | 182K | 25.5% | 2 | 8.4K | 1.2% | 7 | | Jul 2026 | 235K | 26.9% | 2 | 8.5K | 0.98% | 7 | | Aug 2026 | 202K | 27.1% | 2 | 10.2K | 1.4% | 7 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Event Cinemas’ and Lighthouse Cinema’s 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. - **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. - **Lighthouse Cinema**: Measured on the search terms “lighthouse cinema”, “lighthouse cinema films”, “lighthouse cinema near me”, “lighthouse cinema nz”, “lighthouse cinema schedule”, “lighthouse cinema tickets”, “lighthousecinema”, “lighthousecinema co nz” and “the lighthouse cinema”, summed into one figure. - [Event Cinemas profile](/demand/nz/brands/event-cinemas) - [Lighthouse Cinema profile](/demand/nz/brands/lighthouse-cinema) - [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, Event Cinemas or Lighthouse Cinema? In August 2026, Event Cinemas had more branded searches than Lighthouse Cinema among cinemas in New Zealand. Event Cinemas was estimated to have 202K branded searches compared to Lighthouse Cinema’s 10.2K, and held a 27.1% Share of Search versus Lighthouse Cinema’s 1.4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Event Cinemas vs Lighthouse Cinema: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/event-cinemas-vs-lighthouse-cinema This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/event-cinemas-vs-lighthouse-cinema. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.