Community
Church lawns, birthday parties, school family nights
$425 a night
- Crowd
- Up to about 100
- Picture
- Optoma W401 projector, 4,500 lumens, 1080p
- Sound
- Two 12" Behringer speakers with amplifier
- Screen
- 18 × 10.5 ft (245" diagonal)
Movie night, right here in town.
We bring a 20-foot screen, real theater sound and someone to run the show. You bring the lawn chairs.
We ran the Mountain Creek Summer Movie Series in Robert Lee: nine free movie nights at the park pavilion in 2025, with Spanish audio on FM and five local sponsors.
Two packages. We run the whole night.
Both use the same big screen and include setup, operation and teardown. The difference is how many people you expect.
Premium
Town events, festivals, summer series
$650 a night
- Crowd
- 300 and up
- Picture
- Epson L790U laser projector, 7,300 lumens, accepts 4K
- Sound
- Two Electro-Voice ZLX-12P G2 speakers plus an 18" EV subwoofer
- Screen
- 18 × 10.5 ft (245" diagonal)
Every package includes
- 18 × 10.5 ft outdoor screen (245" diagonal)
- Playback from Mac mini, Apple TV or Blu-ray
- Roland video switcher for pre-show slides, sponsor thank-yous and smooth hand-offs between sources
- Delivery, setup, running the show and teardown
- All cables, stands and power distribution
- Free travel within 60 miles of Robert Lee
Add-ons
- We arrange the movie license (optional)Or license the film yourself from Swank or Criterion. If we handle it, we bill it at cost.At cost
- Spanish audio over FM radioGuests tune their car or phone radio to the second language.$25
- Popcorn machinePlus $3 per serving kit (about 8 servings each).$35
- Travel beyond 60 milesWe go anywhere in Texas.$1 / mile
Planning a whole summer series, or something bigger? Multi-night series, festival weekends and drive-in setups are quoted on request. Tell us what you have in mind.
About the movie license
Showing a movie in public takes a public performance license, even when the event is free. Most hosts license the film themselves, straight from the licensing company that represents the studio. If you’d rather not, tell us the title and we’ll arrange it and bill it at cost.
- What does a license cost?
- For our shows it has run from about $250 to $425 per movie. The price depends on the title, how new and popular it is, the time of year and the size of the crowd, so get a quote once you pick a film.
- Who gets the license, us or you?
- Either one. You can license it yourself with the title, date and venue, or ask us to handle it. If your city, school or church already holds an umbrella license, we’ll work from that.
- Can we choose any movie?
- Almost any studio film, usually once it’s out on disc or streaming. Check that it’s available for your date before you announce it. We’re glad to look it up.
Doing this every month? Own the setup.
Cinema-in-a-Box is a complete outdoor theater sized for your venue: projector, screen, sound, cables and cases. We set it up with your volunteers, train them on it, and stay on the phone for your first show.
How Cinema-in-a-Box worksA good fit for
- Cities running a summer series every year
- Churches and schools with regular family nights
- Venues, ranches and RV parks that host guests
Just need the gear?
Rent the same equipment for your own event. We drop it off, show you how it works and pick it up afterward.
- Sound kitSpeakers on stands, a microphone, a small mixer and all the cables. For a band, a graduation, a rodeo or an announcer.from $60
- Big screen kitProjector, the 18-foot screen and its frame. Bring your own sound or add a sound kit.from $150
- ExtrasSubwoofer, FM transmitter for a second language, popcorn machine.from $35
- Live music gearMicrophones, an 18-channel digital mixer, Dante networked audio and long cable runs for bands and stage events.Ask us
See every rental and price Prices are per day, with drop-off and a walkthrough.
How booking works
Pick a date and a spot
A park, a square, a church lawn, a football field. We’ll ask about power and parking.
Pick the movie
License it yourself or have us arrange it. Either way we’ll make sure the date works, then send one simple invoice.
Show up and watch
We arrive about two hours early, start at dusk and pack up when the credits finish.