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We have a similar subscription model in the UK for Cineworld. For a monthly fee you can go to the cinema as much as you like. The key difference is, the monthl
by ljm 7y ago
We have a similar subscription model in the UK for Cineworld. For a monthly fee you can go to the cinema as much as you like.
The key difference is, the monthly fee costs about 50% more than a single ticket, and you’ll be lucky to have more than 2 or 3 movies you want to watch each month, with the obvious dry-spells where nothing really appeals. Since it also gives a discount on snacks (already hugely expensive), it’s just a way to sell more sweets and pop.
It pays for itself after two films, when there are two worth watching, and as long as you don’t bother with snacks. Cineworld easily claws back some of that money when you skip the cinema for one month, or only go once.
It seems a lot better thought through than what turned out to be a free-for-all cinema subsidy with MoviePass.
- judge2020 7y agoIt's the same with AMC stubs A-list in the US except for more of a premium; ~200% of a standard adult movie ticket, $22 a month (if you don't go to certain states) and only 10% off concessions. It's better if you have a theatre near you with IMAX/Dolby/etc. showings since it's the same price. https://www.amctheatres.com/amcstubs/alist https://www.amctheatres.com/amcstubs/alist
- asark 7y agoAlso lets you jump in front of people in the concession line. With the result that I (a non-A-List-member) will never buy concessions from them again. Which is kind of a good thing for me all around, actually, since I probably shouldn't have been in the first place.