AMC and Moviepass piloting monthly pass program. Pilot in Boston and Denver. 35$ for 2D, 45$ for IMAX and 3D. Watch a movie a day.

[grim22]

http://www.kansascity.com/news/business/technology/article4512995.html

 

A major movie theater chain is trying to step onto the subscription gravy train as it seeks to reverse attendance declines, especially among young moviegoers. Leawood-based AMC Theaters, the No. 2 chain in North America behind Regal Entertainment, has agreed to a pilot partnership with MoviePass, a three-year-old company focused on letting people attend a movie a day for one monthly fee.

In January, AMC theaters in Boston and Denver will begin working in concert with MoviePass to offer monthly subscription packages for $45 and $35. More cities will be added.
 

For the past two years or so, MoviePass has been using yet another multistep method. People who sign up now receive a membership card that functions like a debit card. When members want to see a movie, they use a MoviePass smartphone app to check in at the theater. The app instantly transfers money - the price of a ticket - to the membership card. Members in turn use the card to pay for entry. Monthly membership costs $30 to $35, depending on location. That price covers one movie a day in a standard format.
 

The pilot partnership with AMC will allow MoviePass members an option, for $45 a month, to see films in any format, including Imax and 3-D.

[baumer]

If this comes to Toronto itll be the best $420 year I could spend.

[RobinHood26]

If this happens I would start to see every movie released. 

[MovieGuyKyle17]

If this happens, I hope it comes to Regal because I don't have an AMC close by the house.

[SchumacherFTW]

The 30/35 dollar option is good, but you should be able to pay for 3D or Imax on a film by film basis.

[Blankments]

The real question is if rewatches are okay. That's the real flaw with the MoviePass system, even more than "no double features"

[MovieMan89]

Holy hell, how on earth is Denver one of the first getting this!?   I'll be all over this, especially since my two main theaters are in fact AMC.

[grim22]

More details

 

The average AMC theater ticket costs a little less than $9.50. The pilot program will launch in nine theaters in Boston and 10 theaters in Denver. It will expand to other markets based on user interest.

 

The AMC version of MoviePass will be available as an App.

 

[DAJK]

Ugh I wish I lived somewhere where there was an AMC theatre that wasn't 4 hours away (ugh; border crossings etc). I already spend about 50 dollars a month at the movies, and I still don't see everything I want to because of money. This would be the best "subscription" I could ever ask for.

[CloneWars]

AMC is okay, but Regal has the IMAX that I go to. I would pay the extra $10 a month for ETX, but there are still several movies I would have to pay to see it in IMAX though.

[CloneWars]

By the way, anyone can get a moviepass membership right now. It just doesn't let you see films in IMAX or 3D and you can only view a film once.

[TalismanRing]

I wish I lived somewhere where the avg ticket price was $9.50.

 

$35 for a month is a great deal (less than the price of three tickets here) but if it's only seeing a movie once that takes off some of the shine.

[Jandrew]

Orrrrr...we could lower ticket prices and not put everything on Itunes movies like 2 months later? This is a out-of-the-box idea, but I don't know anyone who sees this many movies, nor has enough time to see enough movies to use this. Especially all my college friends. $35 may be too much. I mean, we're college kids, we're already poor.

[CloneWars]

I would pay $45 if I could use it at any theater, but AMC limits my options and Regal happens to have a large ass real IMAX screen where I live.

[Kvikk Lunsj]

35-45 seems expensive. My local theater is 7$ at night.

[RobinHood26]

35-45 seems expensive. My local theater is 7$ at night.

 

How? thats 5/6 movies a month. Its not designed for someone who goes to 2 movies a month. 

[AndyLL]

How? thats 5/6 movies a month. Its not designed for someone who goes to 2 movies a month. 

 

For working families with kids in school its hard to get to the movies outside of the weekends.

 

We do  see 5/6 movies a month when there are a lot of options but we do it by doing a double-header  ( I pay for both) or seeing one Sat night and one Sun morning.

 

Neither of those are options under the current MoviePass.

 

We also see movies we like multiple times and I'm not sure this is allowed.  I also receive 10% off through AMC stubs and I'm sure this does not count towards that.

 

While I love the idea of a movie 'season pass' this program is a little too niche right now.

[RobinHood26]

I totally understand for the average person/family yes it could be much. 

 

But this is not targerted for everyone. Just the core group of people who would take full advantage of it. Its not aimed at people who go to the movies less than once a week. 

[MovieMan89]

How? thats 5/6 movies a month. Its not designed for someone who goes to 2 movies a month. 

Yeah. Unless you're seeing a matinee, my AMC's are nearing $11 for standard 2d tickets. I think the weekday matinees are like $7.50 or something. At $11 I'd only have to see 3 movies to get my money back on the standard pass. 4-5 at the matinee price. For me that's totally worth it. This year for example I've seen 66 of the top 100 grossers in the theater, and that's not counting any repeats, holdovers from last year I saw this year, or smaller indies not in the top 100. So I've probably already hit 100+ times at the theater this year, and I definitely wouldn't call that unusual for me. You could then say that average out to 8 or 9 movies a month for me, so yeah for those of us (insane ) movie buffs like that it's a total steal.

[RobinHood26]

Yeah. Unless you're seeing a matinee, my AMC's are nearing $11 for standard 2d tickets. I think the weekday matinees are like $7.50 or something. At $11 I'd only have to see 3 movies to get my money back on the standard pass. 4-5 at the matinee price. For me that's totally worth it. This year for example I've seen 66 of the top 100 grossers in the theater, and that's not counting any repeats, holdovers from last year I saw this year, or smaller indies not in the top 100. So I've probably already hit 100+ times at the theater this year, and I definitely wouldn't call that unusual for me. You could then say that average out to 8 or 9 movies a month for me, so yeah for those of us (insane ) movie buffs like that it's a total steal.

 

Oh yeah its a steal, Id go to the theater 100x a year forsure then.