- v1.1 - 25 August 2026
Stock MarketBuy and sell shares in your own chain, every rival chain, and all eight studiosCompany valuations are built from assets, earnings, brand, and debt, and prices settle toward what a company is genuinely worthOnly shares actually on the market can be bought, and buying them tightens the supplyOwnership stakes unlock inside information, board seats, blocking power, and full controlTake over a rival with a tender offer and convert them into a subsidiary that pays into your businessRivals can buy into your company as well, with an early warning before anyone nears controlRound-trip trades, oversized orders, and short-term gains all carry costs that make manipulation unprofitableRegulators investigate suspicious trading and hand out fines, reputation damage, and trading suspensionsRival companies trade against you, buying dips and selling ralliesTalent ContractsContracts can be ren…
- v1.02 - 29 July 2026
Supervisors now cover 10 staff each like before instead of one supervisor covering your whole theatrePlayhouse and Musical Theatre stages can now be repairedAutomatic repairs now work at Playhouse and Musical Theatre venuesConcessions can now restock themselves at Playhouse and Musical Theatre venuesThe weekly report now warns you when a worn stage is costing you ticket salesFixed multiplayer weeks that would not advance, leaving both players waiting on each otherFixed films produced by a studio player vanishing from the market so no theatre could buy themStudio players now receive royalties that arrive late due to missed sync instead of losing them outrightFixed rival theatres bug that showed zero on all leaderboard statsMultiplayer stats now count every venue you ownNova Technologies now wants to advertise for Horror filmsIncome and expenses in your reports are now sorted with the big…
- v1.01 - 25 July 2026
Loading a save now takes you straight into your game instead of leaving you stuck on the main menuContinuing from an autosave works properly againStarting a new game no longer mixes in leftover data from a save you tried to loadBox Office staff can be hired againYour exact reputation and progress toward the next theatre tier now appear in the top barStudio players can now see exact prestige and progress toward the next stature tierConcessions can now restock themselves each week up to a floor you set as a minimum to keepFixed some older saves failing to load with an unhelpful error messageFixed the game freezing and stuttering when you own more than one venueSwitching between your venues is now much fasterNew "Fill best genres" button places an ad campaign only on the films it suits bestThe Box Office Projector now works for plays and musicalsLive production listings no longer show the…
- Full Release - 24 July 2026
Theatre FranchisingOpen and manage multiple branches across eight distinct marketsEach market features unique customers, demand, competition, operating costs, opportunities, and risksScout connected markets and choose between leasing, converting, or purchasing new locationsHire branch managers and configure automated scheduling, staffing, maintenance, pricing, and spendingRenovate, rebrand, sell, or launch turnaround plans for struggling branchesAdded market-share tracking, profit forecasts, return-on-investment estimates, alerts, and chain-wide reportsRival theatres and other players now exert meaningful competitive pressure within shared marketsLive EntertainmentOpen Cinemas, Playhouses, and Musical Theatres as part of the same theatre chainBuild stages, hire stage crews, schedule performances, and maintain live-production equipmentSign plays and musicals with unique licensing fees, r…
- EA 0.6 - 22 June 2026
Competitor Business OverhaulCompetitors now grow as real theatre businesses with cash, debt, screens, seats, quality, satisfaction, weekly revenue, attendance, and market shareRivals can expand, upgrade projection quality, buy local ads, cut prices, pay down debt, or slow down when cash gets tightRival strength now creates ongoing market pressure that can pull demand away from your showingsHigher difficulties now make competitors better funded, faster to expand, and more aggressive about winning audience shareThe Competitors panel now shows each rival's latest move, screens/seats, weekly revenue, weekly attendance, and market shareAdded clear tooltips for rival business strength, last moves, market share, and market pressureOperational Crisis EventsAdded operations-driven crisis events including employee walkouts, electrical blackouts, union organizer visits, food recalls, staff sicknes…
- EA 0.5 - 12 June 2026
Movie Attribute OverhaulAdded a new 22-attribute movie system to give films more personality, strategy, and replay valueMovies can now have up to 4 attributes based on budget, stature, runtime, cast, franchise context, and other production factorsPlayer studios can now choose attributes during productionFilm Format traits are now tied directly into format selectionAdded a new Movie Attributes picker for non-format traitsAI studios now generate attributes for original movies, sequels, and Industry productionsMovie attributes now influence demand, pricing tolerance, ratings, concessions, merch, format requirements, presentation fit, and popularityStudio Distribution ImprovementsPlayer studio movies can now receive licensing offers throughout their theatrical run window instead of only around opening weekThe Movies panel now refreshes more reliably in multiplayer when studio terms and movi…
- EA 0.4 - 6 June 2026
New AI CompetitionNew AI for studio & theatre opponents that are highly adaptive to player decisions and game eventsFill in player slots with new AI in Industry modePlay against new AI ran studio competitors in singleplayer studio modeAuto-Fill ReworkAuto-fill now considers a multitude of factors when scheduling movies and now tries to schedule at least one of each movie you have a contract with instead of only screening the most profitable movie for every slotQuality of LifeAdded functionality for multiple construction crews (scales by difficulty with lower difficulties having more crews) with additional functionality for custom number of crews in difficulty slidersAdded bulk auditorium repair button to repair all auditoriums at onceAdded tool that automatically repairs auditoriums when they get below a certain thresholdBalancingLower player counts in Industry mode will receive buffed…
- EA 0.3 - 1 June 2026
Singleplayer StudioRun your movie studio in a singleplayer environment with an all new dynamic demand systemBuild relationships with AI movie theatre chains to distribute your movieFigure out the right distribution deals for your movies through trial and errorBrand new achievements to earn as you play (11 total)More tooltips have been added for studio players (available when hovering or in tutorial library) LocalizationNew singleplayer specific studio information has been localizedLocalized missing info on a few menus and popup modals within industry modeBug Fixes & BalancingFixed an issue that caused the tutorial to not pop up for theatre players in Industry modeFixed an issue that displayed duplicated movie cards in Industry modeFixed an issue that prevented progression in the marketing tutorial chapter for studio playersFixed an issue where movies failed to repopulate after returning…
- EA 0.2 - 22 May 2026
Industry ModeRun a movie studio as a new career alongside the existing theatre game.Multiplayer expanded from 4-8 to 2-8 players. Studios and theatres share the same world.Hire writers, directors, and actors on negotiated contracts. Morale matters across projects.Build soundstages, fit them with equipment, then move scripts through filming and post-production.Climb the stature ladder: Indie, Established, Major, Mega.Research filming formats (3D, 4D, APEX) and other quality upgrades.Negotiate distribution with theatres: upfront fee, royalty cut, minimum run, exclusivity, format requirements.Promote with test screenings and marketing campaigns. Compete for year-end awards.LocalizationIndustry mode is fully translated into all 13 supported languages.Stature, soundstages, budgets, post-production, equipment, research, marketing, sub-genres, and awards are all localized too.
- Hotfix 4 - 18 May 2026
Fixed an issue in multiplayer that caused new movies to not sync late gameLocalized minor areas/popups that were not already localizedChanged the way queuing renovation works so that it now only takes your auditorium offline when it's currently in renovation (it stays online if it's just queued)Added functionality to cancel queued renovations or construction projects with a full refund This is the last hotfix until EA 0.2 drops on Friday, May 22nd. Any new bug fixes will be rolled into that update.
- Hotfix 3 - 12 May 2026
Remaining text and money/pricing was localized into all supported languages and currenciesMultiplayer save loading and starting a new MP game has been made clearer and more accessibleGenre trends were added back to the newspaper to allow for strategic deal signingWorn equipment now has a separate info banner when it's not negatively impacting attendanceFixed an issue that causes higher resolutions make everything smaller, despite having the same aspect ratio (most prevalent on 4k, 16:9 monitors)Fixed an issue that prevented the "sabotage" button from appearing in multiplayerFixed an issue that caused a week syncing issue between an existing mp save and a new playerFixed an issue that prevented you from starting or joining a new mp game after leaving a previous oneFixed a delay in multiplayer that resulted in a mismatch in displayed info on the multiplayer leaderboardFixed an issue that…
- Hotfix 2 - 10 May 2026
Competitor interactions and storylines have been localized in all supported languagesFixed a bug that prevented the first movie from "Now showing" upon starting a multiplayer gameFixed a bug in tutorial chapters where previously hiring a researcher/marketer did not satisfy the requirement. Additionally, more information to help guide the player into hiring a researcher.Fixed a bug where loading a MP save created two lobbiesAdded multiplayer load save functionality so you can pick the save to continue instead of only being able to resume the last played oneA multiplayer host now saves every players data to ensure validity of all data (Players can no longer join a multiplayer lobby with singleplayer save data)Genre trends issues have been fixed (Upcoming genre trends will be re-added to the newspaper in the next hotfix)
- Hotfix 1 - 9 May 2026
Correctly pushed quality of life changes for EA 0.1 this time (whoops)Auditorium deterioration now happens at half the speedMultiplayer lobby issues have been fixedWhen joining through Steam, it now automatically prompts you to set a theatre nameRemoved number of competitors setting in custom difficulty for multiplayerImproved visual for custom difficulty setting in multiplayer lobbyFixed "Top of the Leaderboard" achievement awarding pre-maturelyFixed an issue where booting up the game on the Steam Deck took too longFixed incorrect version showing in Multiplayer lobby browserFixed "Ad Revenue" tutorial chapter step not completing
- Early Access Release - 8 May 2026
We would love to hear about your experience and any feedback you might have on our Discord or Community Forums on Steam. If not, we'd love to have you in our community anyway!🎲Upcoming GamemodeWe're excited to announce a new multiplayer mode, "Industry". Players choose between two roles; Theatre, with the familiar gameplay you already know, or the brand-new Studio, which introduces an entirely fresh gameplay experience with you hiring writers, directors, and actors to produce films. Industry has no AI studios; the economy is fully player-driven, making negotiation and deal-making key to success in this mode. It will be released Friday, May 22nd and will support 4-8 players.📝View EA 0.1 Patch Notes
- EA 0.1 - 8 May 2026
Native Linux SupportSteam Cloud IntegrationUI Sound EffectsQuality of Life ChangesPlace ads in bulk on scheduled movie blocksHire button moved to the top of the staff listAdjust staff members salaries in bulkSimplified saving and loading multiplayer sessionsBug Fixes & Balancing
- Alpha 5.1 - 5 May 2026
Improved Trading & Sabotage System in MultiplayerIncorporate a variety of elements into your trading proposals like leasing out auditoriums, splitting revenue from a movie or just stick with cold hard cashNew sabotage options to cripple your opponents operationsDifficulty SettingsFully custom difficulty for fine tweaking it to your likingDisable, randomize, or increase amount of competitorsRandomize genre affinity for marketing channelsFull LocalizationAll descriptive text is now fully localized in all supported languages New Operation ReportsNavigate back to view previous week reportsGet yearly and lifetime summaries of operations at a glanceQuality of Life ChangesToasts are now visible when a popup window modal is openMoney displays have been updated to clearly display between negative and positive valuesQueue up auditorium construction and renovationsDragging around a minimized tutor…
- DEMO OUT NOW - 1 May 2026
The Box Office Mayhem Demo is out now. Play from today till May 8th, when the game releases in Early Access. We would love to hear about your experience and any feedback you might have on our Discord or Community Forums on Steam.
- Alpha 4.8 - 1 May 2026
New Employee Morale SystemPrimarily based on employment package; (salary + benefits) with some weight for other factors like recent firingsLow morale can lead to employees quitting or going on strike for better working conditionsNew Employee Benefit SystemThree tiers of benefits for Health Insurance, Performance Bonuses, Catered Meals, Wellness Program, Paid Time Off, Recognition Program, and Retirement Plan benefits all with unique modifiers scaling by tierMovie Attributes SystemGives an insight into the production of the movie and what you might expect in terms of how the movie will perform or what the studio will demand of you to screen the movieImproved ToastsNew look, categorized by typeHover to keep on screen for readingMore Customization Rename your employeesChoose a symbol to represent your auditoriumsMore VarietyCombinations of procedurally generated movie titles is now over 50…
- Alpha 4.6 - 28 April 2026
Overhauled Tutorial SystemFeaturing chapters that interactively teaches how each major gameplay mechanic operatesReplay a chapter at any time from the escape menu in case you missed it the first timeNew Tooltip SystemHovering over text with an attached tooltip pops up the tooltip with relevant information after a slight delay (configurable in the settings)Nest tooltips within one another to continue learning about intertwined concepts and gameplay mechanics.All tooltips viewable from the escape menu at any time, conveniently categorized for ease of navigation and viewing.Steam Input API integration (Temporarily disabled due to issues discovered in playtesting)Controller type is automatically predicted through Steam Input with proper glyphs appearingConfigure your controls (or use previously existing configs) through SteamSteam Rich Presence FixAll Emoji's replaced with local icons that…
- Alpha 3.5 - 24 April 2026
Multiplayer Networking ReworkTransitioned to Steam P2P API over database to store and transmit multiplayer session informationAdded system for players to ready up before host can start a multiplayer gameGamepad/Controller Support OverhaulGlyphs now appear! Choose from PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, and Steam Controller TypesEnhanced navigation across the Game UI when using a controllerVirtual Keyboard Localization for all 14 LanguagesDisplay SettingsChoose from numerous resolutions (Including Ultrawide & Steam Deck Native Resolution)Limit FPSUI Scaling OptionsNew Game SettingsBug Fixes & Balancing
