IJSRD - International Journal for Scientific Research & Development| Vol.

12, Issue 3, 2024 | ISSN (online): 2321-0613

A Comparative Study in Online Movie Ticket Booking System

Paras Malakar1 Narayan Barman2 Siddhant Shukla3 Amit Nichat4
1,2,3,4
Master of Computer Applications
1,2,3,4
Ajeenkya DY Patil University, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Abstract — The goal of this project is to create an effective requires a few easy steps, such choosing the film, the
and user-friendly mobile movie ticketing application. The showtime, and seating.
application will utilize contemporary technology to optimize  Real-Time Updates: Clients are notified in real-time of
the movie ticket buying and management process, providing any alterations to their ticket booking status, such as
users with a smooth and delightful user experience. Among show time adjustments, cancellations, or reschedule. By
the app's primary features are: Movie Listings and doing this, they can keep updated and modify their
ShowTime’s: The application will present a thorough strategies as necessary.
schedule of all the movies that are now running, complete All things considered, the convenience of booking
with storyline synopses, cast bios, and show times in the tickets via the internet platforms improves the movie-
surrounding theatres. Seat Selection and Booking: Through watching experience for patrons by doing away with the
interactive seating charts, users can easily choose their ideal headache of conventional ticket purchase ways and providing
seats and finish the booking process, which includes choices a smooth, handy, and effective booking procedure.
for add-ons and seat upgrades. Payment Integration: Multiple Locating the closest theatre uses the location
payment methods will be supported by integrated secure services on the smartphone or requests the user's location to
payment gateways, ensuring seamless and hassle-free find the closest cinemas. Here's a general overview of how
transactions for the convenience of users. Booking you could use this feature:
Management: To provide flexibility and user control, users
may monitor and modify their bookings within the app, A. Using Device's Location (Geolocation API):
including rescheduling or cancelling tickets. Notifications  You may use the Geolocation API to get the current
and Reminders: To make sure users never miss their favourite location of a device whether your app is a mobile app or
movies, the app will promptly notify users and remind them a web app that users access from their mobile devices.
of forthcoming movie show times. Feedback and Ratings: In  After you have the user's coordinates (latitude and
order to enhance decision making, users may rate and longitude), you can utilize those coordinates to locate
comment on the movies they see. cinemas in the vicinity using a using geocoding tool or
Keywords: Movie Ticket, Online Booking System directory.
 Provide the customer with a list of nearby cinemas along
I. INTRODUCTION with pertinent facts like location, phone number, and
radius.
The fast-paced world of today, when speed and convenience  Let customers choose a cinema to see the schedule,
are critical, there has been a notable movement in the movie lists, and make reservations.
entertainment sector toward digital platforms. One such
industry that is undergoing significant change is movie ticket B. Geographical Input from the User:
booking and management. Cutting-edge mobile applications  You may offer the consumer with the choice to manually
that provide customers with a smooth and customized type in their location (e.g., city or ZIP code) if mobile
experience are taking the place of conventional techniques application is unable to locate the device's exact location
like lining up at box offices or phoning to book tickets. Our or if they choose not to share it.
goal with our movie ticketing app is to completely transform  Utilize a geocoding service or database to locate cinemas
how people interact with theaters by offering a cutting-edge in the vicinity of the user's inputted geolocation. Provide
and intuitive method to purchase tickets, browse available the customer with an inventory of nearby cinemas along
films, and easily manage reservations. Our software aims to with pertinent facts like address, phone number, and
improve the whole movie-going experience by utilizing range.
cutting-edge technologies and intuitive design concepts,  Let customers choose a cinema to see the schedule,
making it more convenient, pleasurable, and accessible to a movie lists, and make reservations. 3.Procedures in
broad variety of users. One of the main benefits of online Execution:
movie ticket booking services is their ease of use. This is why  Include the relevant geolocation and the geo coding API
it's so simple: or service. For instance, you may utilize a service like
 Accessibility: Anyone with an internet connection may Google Maps Geocoding API in conjunction with the
access reservations systems on the internet around-the- browser's Positioning API if you're creating a web
clock. Customers may now purchase passes whenever it's application.
convenient for them, whether they're at home, in the  Apply the required logic to handle user input for location
workplace, or on the road. or to get the user's current location.
 Easy to Use Interface: The majority of reservation  To identify cinemas within range, use the location
systems on the internet include a dashboard that is information that was received to query a database of
straightforward for users to browse and locate the cinema or send queries to a third-party service (like the
information they want. Usually, purchasing a ticket just Google Places API).

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 Present the customer with an intuitive interface that the movie's title, running time cinemas address, and
includes a list of nearby cinema and other information. reserved seats should all be provided in the
Manage user interactions, such choosing a cinema to see confirmations.
the schedule and movie lists.  Customizable Transaction alternatives: To enable
 Include optional features like distance sorting, movie bookings at any moment, and provide users with a range
genre filtering, and the ability to examine more of transaction alternatives. To provide adaptability and
information regarding every cinema. ease for customers, accept credit/debit cards, mobile
 By adding this function, you may improve users' overall wallets, and other digital payment methods.
experience with your movie ticket purchasing app by  Actual Time Updates: Notify customers in actual time of
giving them a quick method to find and discover the any modifications to their bookings. To save
nearest cinemas misunderstanding and frustration, swiftly notify
 Reservation Anytime "Booking Anytime" seems like a customers of any show time changes or cancellation.
useful function for an application that lets users reserve  Services Customers: Offer people immediate help with
movie tickets! Regardless of the cinema working hours, any issues or questions they might have about their
consumers would be able to reserve tickets for movies at bookings. Provide a variety of support avenues, such as
any time with this function. Here's how you could put it call, e-mail, and real-time chat, to guarantee that users
into practice: may obtain assistance whenever they need it.
 24/7 Accessibility: ensure that customers can gain access  Connection with Theatre Systems: To guarantee
your web reservations system at all times for any time. seamless interaction and booking coordination, integrate
Automation of Booking System: Set up an automated your reservation system with the theatre’s back-end
reservation system that enables customers to make systems. Real-time changes between your platform and
bookings without the assistance of cinemas employees. the theatre’s booking system should be made possible via
Booking ought to be handled via this platform at all this interface. You may provide customers the freedom
times, included after usual working hours. and convenience of making reservations at any time by
 Quick Conformation: immediately as the customer including "Booking Any time" in your film ticket buying
completes the reservations procedure, provide them an app. This will improve consumers' general interaction
instant confirmation of their booking. Information like and happiness with your app and platform.

side to make sure the supplied data satisfies the necessary

II. REGISTRATION AND LOG-IN requirements (powerful passwords, correct email
For tickets for films buying software to be individualized and formats, etc.). Use an encrypted hashing method, such
user information to be secure, authentication and login as bcrypt, to hash and safely store the user's password in
features must be included. a summary of how to approach it: your database. To validate a user account, send a
1) Enrolment: Offer an application for users to fill out in confirmation email to the user's email address. Give them
order to create a user account, including their name, a special identification link to visit in order to activate
email address, and password. Use validation on the client their account. After successful registration, the system

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will either take the client directly onto the account login To save the user's identification status, establish a
page or sign into their account automatically before connection or JWT (JSON Web Token) if the login details are
directing them to the homepage. legitimate. To authenticate further requests, save the current
2) Sign in: Give customers access to a signup box in which session or JWT privately on the on the client side (for
they may access their account information by entering example, by using HTTP cookies or local storage). If they
their username and password along with their email wish, provide functionality such as "Remember Me," in order
address. Before submitting your login details to the to enable users to remain signed in throughout different
server, use validation on the client side to make sure they sessions. Following login is successful, it will send the user
are legitimate. Verify the user's credentials on the back to their dashboard or the page they were attempting to
network side by contrasting the encrypted password that view.
is kept in the data base with the electronic mail address
that was supplied.

2) Neighbourhood Theatres: Utilize the user's geographical

III. EXTRA THINGS TO THINK ABOUT: location to retrieve a list of theatres that are in the vicinity.
Use security measures like identity lockout, rate limitation, Based on the user's geolocation, you may interface with
and CAPTCHA to stop brute force attacks and unauthorized APIs such as Foursquare or Google Places in order to
access. Give people the opportunity to change their passwords collect cinema location.
if they misplace it. Usually, an e-mail with a special link to 3) Customized Suggestions: Provide the consumer with
reset their password is sent in this manner. Offer social login tailored movie suggestions according to their region and
choices (such utilizing OAuth with Google, Facebook, or tastes. Think of things like theatres close by, popular
other outside sources) to make the registration and login films, genres they've seen before, or films that are
process easier for users. Assure adherence to information comparable to ones they have already reserved.
security laws (such as the GDPR) by getting user consent and 4) Discounts & Promotion Depending on the location is
managing their private information securely. For safety excellent: Users should receive geographically specific
reasons, keep an eye on and record attempts to login, and deals and incentives depending on where they are right
notify users of any questionable behaviour on their personal now. Offer exclusive deals for particular movie times or
account. One may offer customers a safe and easy way to use reductions for neighbouring theatres, for instance.
the film ticket buying software by putting strong registrations 5) How to Get to the Theatres: Provide instructions from the
and authentication procedures in place. user's current position to the chosen theatre by integrating
Location By streamlining the booking procedure, with mapping providers. Users may use this to figure out
locating nearby cinemas, and offering tailored suggestions, the journey duration and organize their itinerary.
including location-based capabilities into a movie ticket 6) Geographic location-based Browse: Give customers the
buying software may improve the user experience. Using option to look for movies and theatres in relation to where
geographically based capability is as follows: they are. Permit customers to narrow their search results
1) Geolocation technology: To find out where the user is based on movie times, geographical separation, genre,
right now, utilize the Internet Protocol (IP) address or and other pertinent factors.
GPS on the gadget being used. Using a third-party 7) The localization: To accommodate users in various
geolocation service or the browser's Geolocation API, geographical locations, provide a variety of language and
you may obtain this data. currency. Take into account the user's chosen language

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and location choices when designing the app's content and tickets for movies. Offer users exclusive offers or special
UI. deals to encourage reservations.
8) Opt-In and Privacy: Honor user privacy by obtaining 8) Announcements and Updates: Provide choices through
location data only with permission from the user. offer the Homepage area for users to register for a user account
users the option to opt-in or opt-out of location-based or log in. Invite consumers to create an account for
services while offering them explicit explanations of how individualized suggestions and bookings histories by
their location data will be utilized. providing a simple sign-up form. Disseminate
9) Off-line Assistance: To maintain operation in places with information about forthcoming films, events, or
spotty internet access, think about integrating offline promotion. Remind users about the most recent
support for location functions. Maintain minimal developments in the film industry.
functioning even while the gadget is offline by locally 9) Navigational Menu: Include connections to other app
caching pertinent info. You may provide customers with parts, such movie listings, theaters, bookings, and profile
a more tailored and practical experience by including pages in the navigation bar or sidebar. Make it simple for
location-based elements into your movie ticket booking users to access the various sections of the application.
software. This will enable users to identify local theatre’s, 10) Special Events: List any unique occasions or films that
select appropriate movies, and expedite the process of are taking place at nearby cinemas. Provide details on
purchasing tickets. special screenings, film festivals, and premiere evenings.
You can engage customers from the minute they open
your app and provide them a handy place to start when
browsing movies, movie theatres, and time slots by
designing a clear and useful home area.
B. Recommended Solutions
When speaking to the software, it was already stated that we
used NODE JS and Mongo DB a connection in addition to
PHP back end support. [10] Since speed is the primary
problem with online systems,[10] addressing this problem
should come first. Using the mentioned framework is the best
method for this. In actuality, an application built using Node
A. Homepage JS with Mongo DB runs about thirty times quicker than one
Your movie ticket booking software has to have a "Home" created with PHP and a mobile-friendly layout. As part of the
area in order to give consumers a single location to access overall framework of the movie management system, we
important features and data. What you may put in the Home implemented UML Diagrams to help visualize our system.
area is as follows: UML diagrams are used to display the framework's precise
1) showcased Movies: Provide a list of movies that are architecture and behaviors. UML is a shorthand for Unified
showcased and that people may find interesting. To get mobile-friendly layout. As part of the overall framework of
their focus, promote forthcoming releases, best sellers, or the movie management system, we implemented UML
highly regarded movies. Diagrams to help mobile-friendly layout. As part of the overall
2) The Search Box: Provide a search box that is easy to find mentioned framework is the best method.
so that consumers may look up certain films, theatres, or
showtimes. Make it simple and quick for consumers to
locate what they've been looking for.
3) Nearby cinemas: Depending on the user's precise
location, display a list of cinemas that are close by. Permit
users to view the location, phone number, and future
schedules of the cinema.
4) Popular Films: Highlight popular films that have just
come out and are creating waves. Give consumers the
choice to delve more into these popular titles.
5) Customized Recommendations: Provide the customer
with customized movie suggestions based on their current
location, watching tastes, and watching activity. Make
movie recommendations based on algorithms based on
their preferences.
6) future Shows: Provide a schedule of future film
screenings at local movie theatres. Permit visitors to
explore and filter movie times based on movie, theatre, or IV. CONCLUSION
genre on particular dates.
7) Special deals and Advancement: Draw attention to any We performed a comparison of many online movie ticketing
discounts, promos, or special deals that are offered on services to identify issues with the present structure and then
provide workarounds for those problems. Our research was

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concentrated on America, as well as Singapore, India, and [12] Goel, S., Lahaie, S., Pennock, D. M., & Watts, D. J.
Dubai. We determined that almost all of the devices are back- (2010). Hofman, J. M. use Web search to forecast
end PHP systems. While some of the systems we develop are customer behavior. National Academy of Sciences
responsive, others are not. The common modules utilized in Proceedings, 107(41), 17486-17490.
nearly all systems include movie booking, offers, trailers, and [13] Kaluri, R., and Rishab Jain, C. (2015). creation of an
upcoming films. These systems have issues with speed and application to execute automation scripts for TestNG
dependability. We developed a more recent method, based on Framework and Selenium Webdriver. ARPN Journal of
Node JS and Mongo DB, to address it. These technologies will Applied Sciences and E
inevitably result in a system that is far quicker than the current
one. The implementation will be a little difficult because this
form of technology is less common than the prior one.
Additionally, we have suggested a few more recent modules
that are entirely unique to this sector. For example, when a
user books a ticket, the user will instantly receive the trailer
for that particular film in the mail. There are other
technologies that let us choose our seats, but a more recent
innovation changes the seat perspective on the screen to seem
more as it does in a real theater. In addition, the will be an
additional fee when purchasing tickets online, and following
the film, a link will be provided for leaving a review and
rating. After the review is complete, the user will have the
extra cash added to their wallet for later use. The dependability
of feedback and assessments will rise as a result. The Online
Movie Booking System can rapidly increase in popularity by
utilizing both new and outdated. The choice of which ticketing
firms to choose for online ticketing for a certain theater chain
has become harder due to acquisitions and mergers of movie
chains. The founder of MovieTickets.com's rival online
ticketing assistance, Fandango, Regal Entertainment Group,
downloaded the Hoyts theater chain, which MovieTickets.

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