Side by side
Movie Maker Hollywood Pro vs Adobe Premiere Pro
Premiere Pro is an industry-standard editor that you rent by the month. Movie Maker Hollywood Pro costs $20 once and adds a 3D studio, 2D animation and script-to-screen tools that Premiere doesn’t include. Premiere is still the safer pick for paid editing work and teams.
U.S. prices in October 2026, before tax. Premiere Pro: $22.99 a month on an annual plan or $34.49 a month with no commitment.
Feature by feature
| Movie Maker Hollywood Pro | Premiere Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $20 once | From $22.99 a month |
| Own it outright | ✓ | — |
| Windows | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mac | Coming soon | ✓ |
| Multi-track timeline editing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Color grading | 8-bit curves, qualifier and scopes | Lumetri, high bit depth |
| Masks, tracking and keying | ✓ | ✓ |
| 3D scenes with characters, cameras and lights | ✓ | — |
| 2D character animation and lip-sync | ✓ | Separate app (Character Animator) |
| Screenwriting and script breakdown | ✓ | — |
| Built-in AI tools | — | ✓ |
| Team projects and cloud review | — | ✓ |
| Plugin ecosystem | — | ✓ |
| Works fully offline | ✓ | Needs periodic sign-in |
Where Premiere Pro is stronger
- It’s the editor most agencies, broadcasters and editing jobs expect, with years of tutorials and trained editors.
- A deep plugin and template ecosystem, plus After Effects, Audition and Photoshop in the same family.
- Team projects and cloud review for groups working on the same edit.
- Generative and speech AI tools such as transcription-based editing.
- Mac and Windows today, with high-bit-depth color.
Where Movie Maker Hollywood Pro is stronger
- A one-time $20 price instead of a monthly subscription.
- A 3D studio, 2D animation with automatic lip-sync and a script-to-screen pipeline in the same app.
- Offline by design: no account, no sign-in and nothing leaves your computer.
- Delivery up to a cinema DCP, with festival and broadcast package checklists.
- Built to be driven by scripts or an AI assistant you run yourself, with you approving every creative decision.
Which should you pick?
Pick Premiere Pro if you edit for clients or a team that works in Adobe, if you need its plugins, or if you’re training for an editing job.
Pick Movie Maker Hollywood Pro if you want to make complete films, including animation and 3D, on a Windows PC without a subscription.
Sources: Adobe Premiere Pro plans.