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It might not work, but I like what it caused movie theatres to do - compete. Cinemark now has some $8.99/mo thing that gives you a free movie ticket each month,
by jrnichols 8y ago
It might not work, but I like what it caused movie theatres to do - compete. Cinemark now has some $8.99/mo thing that gives you a free movie ticket each month, they don't expire, you can roll them over, and you get discounts on concessions.
I don't have MoviePass but this has already been worth it.
In the end, it's gotten me (and friends) back into movie theatres again. Then we still end up buying/renting the movies from iTunes later.
I thought it would work too, though. The gym membership model. People subscribe, forget they're paying for it, get too busy, and don't go. Then MoviePass rakes in a bunch of money. Clearly that didn't happen.
- bm1362 8y agoMoviepass should’ve gotten wholesale prices a tenth of the ticket to make it sustainable. At the end of the day, that’s 10x more traffic to concessions etc that theatres can absorb. They also could’ve worked out a profit sharing deal with the movie manufacturers similar to how streaming services pay rights holders.
- dominotw 8y agoWhy would they continue this after moviepass is dead.