--- title: "Lighthouse Cinema vs Reading Cinemas: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Lighthouse Cinema or Reading 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/lighthouse-cinema-vs-reading-cinemas" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Lighthouse Cinema vs Reading Cinemas: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Lighthouse Cinema or Reading 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**: Lighthouse Cinema and Reading Cinemas - **Competitive set**: Cinemas - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Lighthouse Cinema Share of Search**: 1.4% - **Reading Cinemas Share of Search**: 14.3% ## Which is more popular in search, Lighthouse Cinema or Reading Cinemas? - In August 2026, Reading Cinemas had more branded searches than Lighthouse Cinema among cinemas in New Zealand. Reading Cinemas was estimated to have 106K branded searches compared to Lighthouse Cinema’s 10.2K, and held a 14.3% Share of Search versus Lighthouse Cinema’s 1.4%. - Reading Cinemas was ahead of Lighthouse Cinema in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - 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. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Reading Cinemas’ estimated Share of Search among cinemas in New Zealand moved from 12.9% to 14.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 64.1K to 106K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand cinemas in August 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Reading Cinemas in New Zealand rose 65.9% over 11 measured months, from 64.1K to 106K 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 | Lighthouse Cinema estimated searches | Lighthouse Cinema Share of Search | Lighthouse Cinema rank | Reading Cinemas estimated searches | Reading Cinemas Share of Search | Reading Cinemas rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 8.6K | 1.7% | 7 | 64.1K | 12.9% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 8.4K | 1.7% | 7 | 64K | 12.9% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 10.3K | 1.4% | 7 | 98.4K | 13.1% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 10.3K | 1.4% | 7 | 97.1K | 13.5% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 8.4K | 1.8% | 7 | 65.1K | 13.6% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 8.4K | 1.5% | 7 | 65.6K | 11.9% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 10.4K | 1.5% | 7 | 96.3K | 13.4% | 4 | | May 2026 | 10.3K | 1.3% | 7 | 117K | 15.1% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 8.4K | 1.2% | 7 | 95.7K | 13.4% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 8.5K | 0.98% | 7 | 127K | 14.6% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 10.2K | 1.4% | 7 | 106K | 14.3% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Lighthouse Cinema’s and Reading 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. - **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. - **Reading Cinemas**: Measured on the search terms “movie times at reading cinemas”, “prices reading cinemas”, “reading cinemas”, “reading cinemas cost of tickets”, “reading cinemas courtenay”, “reading cinemas lynnmall”, “reading cinemas movies”, “reading cinemas near me”, “reading cinemas new lynn movie times”, “reading cinemas new lynn now showing”, “reading cinemas nz”, “reading cinemas session times”, “reading cinemas the palms”, “reading cinemas tickets”, “readingcinemas”, “readingcinemas co nz”, “readingcinemas nz” and “www reading cinemas”, summed into one figure. - [Lighthouse Cinema profile](/demand/nz/brands/lighthouse-cinema) - [Reading Cinemas profile](/demand/nz/brands/reading-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, Lighthouse Cinema or Reading Cinemas? In August 2026, Reading Cinemas had more branded searches than Lighthouse Cinema among cinemas in New Zealand. Reading Cinemas was estimated to have 106K branded searches compared to Lighthouse Cinema’s 10.2K, and held a 14.3% Share of Search versus Lighthouse Cinema’s 1.4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Lighthouse Cinema vs Reading Cinemas: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/lighthouse-cinema-vs-reading-cinemas This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/lighthouse-cinema-vs-reading-cinemas. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.