Your customers
- Moviegoers
- Families and students
- Local advertisers
- Schools and groups (special shows)
- Event organisers
Printing, packaging and media · Services
MatruOS for a town cinema hall
Set up the way a town cinema hall runs: exhibitor share of net ticket revenue after GST, local tax and distributor share; canteen sales; on-screen ads shared with the digital cinema provider; parking; hall hire for events and screenings. Routines, workflows, registers, licences and an AI team that knows the work are ready when you sign up.
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What this solves
What a town cinema hall deals with today, and what MatruOS sets up for it
Today
DCRs and weekly share worked by hand every night. Canteen stock leaks between shows.
In MatruOS
MatruOS sets up 9 routines, 1 workflow, 4 registers and 10 licences for a town cinema hall, with an AI team that reads your own records and prepares the work.
What changes
The right person is reminded at the right time, approvals wait for whoever decides, and every licence has a renewal reminder. Anything that sends, pays, signs, files or deletes waits for a person's approval.
Where you sit
MatruOS starts from how your business earns
Who you sell to, who you buy from, how credit moves and where you sit in the chain decide how your screens, reminders and reports are set up.
- producer
- distributor for the territory
- town cinema
- moviegoer
Your suppliers
- Film distributors
- Digital cinema service provider (projection and ads)
- Ticketing apps
- Canteen suppliers
- Power utility
- AC and projector service engineers
Credit and cash
Distributor settled weekly from the collections, sometimes with a minimum guarantee or advance for big films; ad revenue from the provider monthly; canteen suppliers paid weekly
Daily cash and app collections; weekly distributor settlement; app payouts in a few days; monthly power and salaries; big-film advances paid before release
Your screens use your words
CustomerAudienceOrderBookingItemTicketInvoiceDCRSupplierDistributorproductFilm
How it works
How MatruOS is set up for a town cinema hall
Set-up takes a few minutes. After that, you change only what is different in your business.
- Describe the business in one lineFor example "Town cinema hall", typed when you sign up.
- Recognised as a town cinema hallRoutines, workflows, registers, items, licences and the AI team for this trade are set up for you.
- Bring your dataCustomers, items and balances come across from Zoho Books, Vyapar, Excel and others. For Tally, our team helps you move the data while Tally import is checked on the live app.
- Approve and runThe AI team prepares the routine work. A person approves anything that sends, pays, signs, files or deletes.
Your AI team
What the AI team does for a town cinema hall
Each job goes to a member of your AI team. It reads your own records and prepares the work. Anything that sends, pays, signs, files or deletes waits for a person's approval.
Totals each show by class and channel, works GST and local tax, prepares the DCR and the weekly distributor share statement
Asks you before sending and paying
Compares canteen sales by stock movement with cash and UPI, and spend per head with footfall, and flags gaps
Works it out and shows you
Forecasts occupancy by show from last weeks and suggests AC start times and zones
Works it out and shows you
Tracks every licence and certificate date and reminds 90, 30 and 7 days before expiry with the papers needed
Works it out and shows you
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How you run
Your routines, already on a timetable
Each routine has a time, a person and its steps with the checks that matter. MatruOS reminds the right person and keeps the record. Open one to see its steps.
Every day
10:00 amPre-show hall, projector and safety check
- 1Projector and sound test with the day's content and ad playlist
- 2Emergency exits unlocked and exit lights on
- 3Hall temperature before first show
2:15 pmClose each show with ticket count and cash
- 1Tickets sold by class and app bookings for the show
- 2Counter cash and UPI matched with tickets
11:30 pmCanteen stock and cash close
- 1Count closing stock of each item
- 2Sales by stock movement against cash and UPI
11:45 pmDaily collection report to distributor
- 1Total all shows by class, gross, tax and net
- 2Send DCR to the distributor
Every week
ThuWeekly distributor settlement and next week's bookings
- 1Week's net collection and distributor share by week of run
- 2Pay distributor after owner approval; decide films and shows for Friday
MonWeekly show-wise AC and power plan
- 1Look at last week's occupancy by show
- 2Set AC start time and zones by expected occupancy
Every month
10thMonthly GST and local entertainment tax
- 1Ticket sales split by up to ₹100 and above ₹100
- 2Local body entertainment tax return where the state levies it
Every year
FebAnnual cinema licence renewal
- 1Get fire NOC, electrical and structural stability certificates renewed
- 2File cinema licence renewal before expiry
Workflows
Each stage goes to the person who handles it
Work passes stage by stage to the right person. Stages marked for approval wait for the person who decides.
Film booking to final settlement
- 1Terms agreed with distributorNeeds approval
- 2Content key and ads received
- 3Shows run with daily DCR
- 4Weekly share paidNeeds approval
- 5Final settlement and advance adjusted
Registers and SOPs
Your registers and standards
Registers hold the fields this trade records. SOPs carry the steps and checks, so work is done the same way every time.
Show and daily collection report
Film booking and settlement
Canteen stock and sales
Licences and certificates
Show safety
Safe shows and a licence that survives inspection
DCR and distributor settlement
Correct share paid and trust with distributors
Items and licences
Your first bill is right, and no licence lapses
Starter items arrive with unit, HSN and GST rate. The registrations this business usually needs are listed with a reminder before each one expires.
| Item | HSN | GST |
|---|---|---|
| Ticket, front stall (up to ₹100) | 999614 | 5% |
| Ticket, balcony or premium (above ₹100) | 999614 | 18% |
| Ticket, mini-multiplex recliner | 999614 | 18% |
| Popcorn (regular tub) | 996331 | 5% |
| Samosa or puff | 996331 | 5% |
| Tea or coffee | 996331 | 5% |
| Cold drink (bottled) | 996331 | 5% |
| Local on-screen ad slot | 998366 | 18% |
| Two-wheeler parking | 996743 | 18% |
| Hall hire for event or private screening | 997212 | 18% |
- GST registration
- Trade licence
- Fire NOC
- FSSAI food licence
- Police licence
- PF registration (EPFO)
- ESI registration (ESIC)
- Shops and Establishments registrationIf it applies
- Music licenceIf it applies
- Health or eating-house licenceIf it applies
Your people
The people who run it, each with their own login
Each person sees the screens and reminders for the work they do.
OwnerBooks films with distributors, pays advances, deals with licences and tax officers.
Theatre managerRuns shows, sends DCRs, settles distributors weekly, manages staff.
Booking clerkSells counter tickets, reconciles app bookings, closes cash.
ProjectionistLoads content, runs shows and ads, looks after projector and sound.
Canteen in-chargeRuns the canteen, keeps stock and cash.
Gatekeeper and cleaning staffChecks tickets, keeps hall and toilets clean between shows.
Not covered yet
- Sending messages, bills and reminders on WhatsApp from MatruOS is not live yet. Today they go by link, QR code or email, and from your own phone in one tap.
- Live bank and UPI feeds are not connected yet. Upload a bank statement and MatruOS reads it into payments for you to confirm.
Questions people ask
How long does it take to set up MatruOS for a town cinema hall?
Type one line about your business when you sign up, for example "Town cinema hall". MatruOS picks this business type and sets up everything on this page in a few minutes. You then get a 7-day free trial, no card needed.
Do I have to type all of this in?
No. The routines, workflows, registers, items, licences and AI team on this page arrive already set up. You change what is different in your business, and bring your customers, items and balances from Zoho Books, Vyapar, Excel and others, with our team's help for Tally data.
Can I change the routines and workflows?
Yes. Every routine, workflow, register and SOP is yours to rename, retime, switch off or add to. MatruOS keeps the rest of the system in step with your changes.
What does the AI team do without asking me?
It runs routine checks and prepares drafts. Anything that sends, pays, signs, files or deletes waits for a person's approval. The one exception you can choose is payment reminders, which go out on their own once you have checked them and switched them on.
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