# Movie Business F2P

> Film studio management game

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6466823838](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6466823838)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6466823838`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Julien Percot
- **Category:** Simulation
- **Rating:** 4.30 / 5 (57 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.11
- **Last updated:** 2024-01-30
- **First published:** 2023-09-20
- **Size:** 159 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-21
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/movie-business-f2p/id6466823838)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.pinkmonkeygames.com/apple-ec.html](https://www.pinkmonkeygames.com/apple-ec.html)

## Description

MOVIE BUSINESS F2P is a complete, free-to-play, ad-free film studio management game with optional in-app purchases. Create your own studio and experience the history of cinema from 1927 to the present day. Choose a genre, a topic and an environment. Emphasize suspense, action, emotion or humor. Recruit the writer, director and actors. Split your budget between sets, costumes, music and special effects. Make the right decisions during the five phases of film creation: initialization, development, pre-production, production and post-production.

The best films earn more—plan your marketing campaigns, wait for the first reviews from journalists, earn money and win awards. Invest in your studio to boost team performance and relive cinema history as you place your studio among the greatest.

## Rankings

- #171,146 — Overall

## Review summary

Players praise the game’s fun, depth, and cinema-history vibe, but several recurring issues limit progress for many: profitability is hard and monetization feels pay-to-win; balance and rating systems can thwart success; and players want QoL features like sandbox, faster time, and more frequent movie releases. Overall, it’s a charming, engaging title with room for improvement in progression and feature depth.

### Pros

- Fun and engaging gameplay that keeps players coming back.
- Rich historical cinema context with awards and retirements adds depth and nostalgia.
- Accessible core mechanics that are easy to learn but reward strategic mastery.
- Charming atmosphere with decade-appropriate music and presentation.

### Cons

- Hard to turn a profit and perceived monetization pressure (in-app purchases to rank up; negative ROI).
- Gameplay balance can make success difficult and the rating system can undermine progress (thumbs up/down).
- Multiple requests for quality-of-life features not yet present (sandbox mode, faster time progression, multiple releases per year).
- Some players find the game repetitive over the long run.

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