I buy Fathom events if it's available in MoviePass app and it costs less than the ticket price.
Regular tickets are $15 here.
Regular tickets are $15 here.
My theater rarely has people pre-buy tickets until day of. I got into a sold out showing by reserving my ticket right at midnight and there were about 5 seats taken at the time. My wondering is how they percieve "demand": is it estimates based on day (thursday viewings, saturday night, etc) or is it how many have already reserved tickets.
Where did you see this?So it seems like surge pricing, bring-a-guest, and premium showings are all tied together in the same package.
Annual users are exempt from surge pricing until their current year is up, but if annual users want to ever watch a premium/IMAX showing they have to opt-in to surge pricing as well.
The annual plan members would have to take the good (premium) and the bad (peak) together in order to gain access. It's your choice.
I'd have to get back to you regarding specifics on how annual can opt in. It may be during a specific period of time or at any time. But the change would be permanent.
Actually, our annual MoviePass users will not be subject to the Peak Pricing fees, but will still be able to use the other benefits like Bring-a-Friend and IMAX and 3D. Our ticket verification and one-time viewing were implemented to counter the fraud and abuse we were seeing and affect all our members.
Peak Pricing is an optional feature, and when it rolls out nationwide you'll get one "peak pass" per month. Also, Peak Pricing will most likely apply more often than not to opening weekend, big blockbuster hits. So, while we encourage our members to see these popular movies in theatres again, we also hope you use MoviePass for other films you wouldn't typically see. And, reminder that you can use your MoviePass at AMC, too!
Thanks Moviepass for forcing AMC to make A-list. If moviepass goes under I'll be hopping right to AMC A-List and still be saving money.
Thanks Moviepass for forcing AMC to make A-list. If moviepass goes under I'll be hopping right to AMC A-List and still be saving money.
You'll be locked into that price for a year, but no way they don't either up the price or change the terms once MP is gone, unless Regal or someone else starts a price war (and I kind of assume they under the table agree to ticket price ranges somehow).
Price will probably bumped up to $30/mo with restrictions by the time that happens.
Thanks Moviepass for forcing AMC to make A-list. If moviepass goes under I'll be hopping right to AMC A-List and still be saving money.
Yeah, I don't trust AMC at all. Hopefully Moviepass survives or a competitor joins the fray.
Holy shit, 45 million in losses for just a single month? This thing is dead in the water :(
God bless venture capitalist funded wealth redistribution.
AMC was always going to offer a sub plan. MP delayed AMC because of the ultra cheap price. Now that the writing is on the wall for MP AMC has rolled theirs out. The pricing was always going to be 20-30/mo. I'm sure if they get the concession sales ratio they want it will stay $20Yea, that's what I'm worried about. The AMC deal is good, but I feel like if/when MP goes out of business they will change their plan.
I almost think MP may want to copy the AMC model because it seems pretty reasonable and possibly more sustainable than their current one. Get rid of the restrictions, but limit it to 3 movies a week with no roll over. That should be enough to cover the majority of people and it doesn't have this odd peak pricing feature they are planning to implement.
Haha, I just got a MoviePass email to advertise their merch. Is this what they've come to?
https://represent.com/store/moviepass
Haha, I just got a MoviePass email to advertise their merch. Is this what they've come to?
https://represent.com/store/moviepass
I read that as it's added to the difference. So if a 2D movie at the theater is 15 and an IMAX ticket is 20, you pay 6.50. 5+1.50https://support.moviepass.com/hc/en-us/articles/360005491172-Premium-Showings-IMAX-3D-Coming-Soon
Uh... it's a 1.50 surcharge to buy a second full price ticket, or on top of the difference in price when buying Imax?
I read that as it's added to the difference. So if a 2D movie at the theater is 15 and an IMAX ticket is 20, you pay 6.50. 5+1.50
Sorry, I worded that oddly, now that I look back on it.
I mean:
1. if you want to buy a ticket for a friend, you have to pay full price plus a 1.50 surcharge
2. if you want to upgrade your ticket to imax or whatever you have to pay the difference plus a 1.50 surcharge.
That's some crap right there. It's also pure profit to them since what is that 1.50 surcharge paying for, exactly?
Signed up for AMC A-List today and used it on Jurassic World in Dolby Cinema. It's super nice and polished. Here are some impressions for those interested.
- Signup: Only took like two minutes to sign up and then was able to use it instantly since it's all done through the app digitally. Didn't have to wait a month and a half for a debit card to be mailed to me like the frustrating MoviePass relaunch fiasco last August.
- Using App: In your "My AMC" tab of the app, it's mostly the same as before if you were a Stubs member, just there's a new section at the top that shows "this week's movies" with three movie posters. Very easy and simple to know what you've seen this week and how many tickets you still have available along with your reservations. When you press the "Make a reservation" button it works mostly like normal, except there's a checkbox (checked by default) that you can make this one of your A-List reservations. The price then changes from normal price to $0.00. Then you are given a screen with a QR Code etc. If you are an iOS user, you can save this right to Apple Wallet and it'll show up on your lock screen as you approach the theater. Couldn't be any simpler.
- Checking In: Since it's reserved seating it removes all the anxiety of having to get there early and wonder if you'll get a decent seat etc. I skipped the lines and walked past the entire box office and kiosk section (which was crowded as hell since today is the $5 Tuesday deal) and walked straight to the ticket collector. All I did was show him my phone with the QR Code and he scanned it and then checked that the name on the virtual ticket matched what's on my drivers license. Then walked right to my reserved seat (nice leather recliner) just as the previews were ending.
Overall the experience feels a lot more polished and convenient than MoviePass, and being able to see Dolby Cinema stuff is really nice. They email you a receipt with QR code too, so even if their app was to crash during peak times or whatever, you can just open up your email instead - so I don't anticipate any issues there.
Took some pics of the process/flow for those interested.
Exactly. And even with the convenience fee, or surge pricing, or whatever, it's still generally going to be cheaper than simply buying your tickets without MP.Convenience/processing fee. They want to slow the burn rate.
Never buy for a friend through them. If your friend doesn't want a moviepass sub, just have them buy their own ticket. If they do, just have them sign up and check in on their own.
Sorry, I worded that oddly, now that I look back on it.
I mean:
1. if you want to buy a ticket for a friend, you have to pay full price plus a 1.50 surcharge
2. if you want to upgrade your ticket to imax or whatever you have to pay the difference plus a 1.50 surcharge.
That's some crap right there. It's also pure profit to them since what is that 1.50 surcharge paying for, exactly?
Have they said that surge pricing stacks on top of premium pricing? And have they also said they're not supporting Dolby Cinema? I didn't think the upgrade was limited to IMAX / RealD 3D. Sometimes they say 3D, sometimes they specify a type, sometimes they say Premium.And probably a $2.00+ surge fee on top of all that, cause it's mostly only the big blockbusters that get the IMAX/3D screens.
Does not seem worth it to me. I'd be paying $7.50 for the difference + $1.50 (in)convenience fee + $2.00 surge fee = $11. Seeing just a single premium showing with MoviePass would already put me at or above the cost of A-List's $20 monthly sub which allows you to see 12 premium showings a month.
And MoviePass are not even supporting Dolby Cinema either, which is way better than 3D/IMAX imo.
I was doing the math for a single subscriber.I don't get where you get $36 from.
It's 6.50 x 4 (the five dollar difference plus the 1.50 convenience fee)
But it's also 10 x 4 for four subs, isn't it? Granted you can still see more movies that month, I'm just not getting why there's only one 10 subscription in your math. And if you see it on opening day, it's another 2 x 4.
Have they said that surge pricing stacks on top of premium pricing? And have they also said they're not supporting Dolby Cinema? I didn't think the upgrade was limited to IMAX / RealD 3D. Sometimes they say 3D, sometimes they specify a type, sometimes they say Premium.
I was doing the math for a single subscriber.
That is correct. We will only be supporting IMAX and 3D support at launch.
Haha, I just got a MoviePass email to advertise their merch. Is this what they've come to?
https://represent.com/store/moviepass
Disappointing. Dolby is my premium format of choice. A-List after expiration looking more likely.I didn't see it explicitly mentioned but I don't see why surge pricing wouldn't stack with premium pricing.
Also:
https://www.reddit.com/r/MoviePassC...ings_bring_a/e1ghtj9/?st=jiz2dr7e&sh=6f3a3e9a