Film Hire Payment fields – Help Centre

The fields below are listed in alphabetical order, as column arrangement can be customised.

Note: By default, some columns are hidden. If required, you can manually enable them with the Choose Columns option on the Options ribbon tab.

Option	Description
Admit Deduction	The pre-calculation Deduction per Admit (All) as configured for the Screen used by the sessions included in the Film Hire record.
Admit Deduction Foreign	The pre-calculation Deduction per Admit (Foreign) as configured for the Screen used by the sessions included in the Film Hire record.
Admits	The number of admits to sessions included in the Film Hire record.
Calculated	The amount of Film Hire calculated as owing for the record. The figure used for this amount is whichever is larger out of the Minimum Amount and the Formula Amount.
Cinema	The Cinema where the sessions included in the Film Hire record took place.
Comp Value	The value of Complimentary tickets.
Comps	The number of Complimentary tickets issued to sessions included in the Film Hire record.
Contract Number	The number of the Contract used by sessions in the Film Hire record.
Contract Ref	The Reference Code configured for the Contract.
Currency	The currency that Film Hire figures are calculated in.
Deducted Tax	The pre-calculation tax amount deducted.
Distribution Terms	The Distribution Terms configured for the Contract.
Distributor	The Distributor of the Film Hire record's Film.
Effective Net	The Total Net minus all pre-calculation deductions (House Costs, Show Tax, Deducted Tax, Admit Deductions, Screen Deductions).
Export To	If the checkbox is selected, the Film Hire record will be exported on save.
Exported to Accrual	Indicates whether or not the record has had Accruals exported.
Film	The Film of the sessions included in the Film Hire record.
Film Hire Percentage	The percentage used to calculate the Film Hire amount. This will be whichever yields the largest Film Hire amount out of the Minimum Percentage or the Formula Percentage.
Film Hire Variance	The difference between the Calculated amount and the Final Amount.
Film Hire Week Percentage	The weekly percentage value from the distribution terms for the displayed film hire week. This is useful for distribution terms that vary weekly, or which have a number of variables that can change film hire percentages from week to week.
Final Amount	The final amount of Film Hire owed to the Distributor, after Tax, Tin Hire, and Sundry Expenses have been added.
Formula Amount	The Film Hire amount calculated using the Formula Share.
Formula Percentage	The percentage used for the Formula Share calculation.
House Cost	The House Costs of the screen, calculated in the method determined by the Contract.
Invoice Amount	The actual amount invoiced to the Distributor for the Film Hire record.
Invoice Code	The identifying code for the invoice in accounting systems.
Invoice Date	The date the invoice was generated.
Invoice Gross	The gross amount invoiced to the Distributor.
Invoices Taxes 1–4	Tax owed on the invoice amount.
Minimum Amount	The Film Hire amount calculated using the Minimum Distributor's Share.
Minimum Percentage	The percentage used for the Minimum Distributor's Share calculation.
Net Less House	The Film Hire amount with House Costs subtracted.
Payment Due	The date on which payment is due.
Print	The Print Number of the Film used for the record's sessions.
Screen	The Screen of the sessions included in the Film Hire record.
Screen Deduction Amount	The deduction amount configured on the Film Hire tab of the Screen in which the Film Hire record's sessions were shown.
Screen Deduction GL Account	The GL Account in which the Screen Deduction Amount is recorded.
Sessions	The number of Sessions included in the Film Hire record.
Show Tax	The Show Tax Per Session, as configured for the Screen used by the sessions included in the Film Hire record.
Status	Displays the status of the Film Hire record: Current - A current record that has not yet been exported, and can have Invoice and Sundry Expense amounts added. Note: If a film hire record has the status = Current and is included in a contract adjustment that creates a disparity between the Final and Invoice amounts, the record is highlighted on the Film Hire Payments form. Exported - A previous record that has already been exported, and can no longer be edited. Future Sessions - A record that's calculated using estimated box office values. Note: The record cannot be exported to invoice. However, if you make a subsequent calculation at a later date (and the calculated sessions are now earlier than the current date), the record's status changes to Current–meaning you can export the record to invoice. Error
Sundry Expenses	Additional expenses charged by the Distributor. For example: Shuttling charges. To enter a value into this field, click Enter Invoices in the ribbon to enable Edit Mode.
Tax Amounts 1–4	Tax owed on the Film Hire amount.
Ticket Fees Shared	The Ticket Fee amount shared with the Distributor.
Tin Hire	Amount the Distributor charges for the film print tins. To enter a value into this field, click Enter Invoices in the ribbon to enable Edit Mode.
Total Comp Value	The total value of all Complimentary tickets issued to sessions included in the Film Hire record.
Total Gross	Total gross revenue generated by the sessions included in the Film Hire record.
Total Net	Total net revenue generated by the sessions included in the Film Hire record.
Total Ticket Fees Gross	The gross value of revenue generated by Ticket Fees.
Total Ticket Fees Net	The net value of revenue generated by Ticket Fees.
Type	The Type of Contract: Normal - standard public sessions. Private - sessions booked for private functions. Sneak - preview sessions before the opening date.
Use Full Price	The checkbox is selected if Calculate using full Ticket Price is selected on the Distribution Terms used for the Film Hire record's Contract.
Warning	Indicates whether or not any issues were found during calculation. For example: Sessions using a Screen for which no data has been defined. Total revenue has not reached the Distributor's minimum guarantee. Contract length note defined.
Week Ending	The date of the end of the Cinema Week that the sessions included in the Film Hire record took place in.
Week Number	The number of weeks the record's Film has been showing.

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