# Looking for opinions and information on Movie Pass **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 17, 2017, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-opinions-and-information-on-movie-pass/793886 "2017-08-17T18:24:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 22
**Author:** ![Steven\_Maven](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steven_maven/32/3272_2.png) [@Steven\_Maven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steven_Maven)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2019, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-opinions-and-information-on-movie-pass/793886/422 "2019-09-15T21:22:38Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > MoviePass, the subscription service that spent enormous amounts of venture capitalists’ money subsidizing movie tickets in a bid to upend the theater business model, is officially shutting down on September 14. > [MoviePass is shutting down September 14th - The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/13/20864873/moviepass-app-shutdown-out-of-business-movies-subscription) I received the “death notice” even though I had cancelled my membership last December. Here is the pertinent sentence. _At this point, we are unable to predict if or when the MoviePass™ service will continue._ ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2019, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-opinions-and-information-on-movie-pass/793886/423 "2019-09-16T03:16:08Z")
> [@Jonathan\_Chance](#): > > Me, too. I kept clicking thinking this would be the death announcement only to come away thinking “How are they staying alive?” > > Until they weren’t, apparently. I guess they didn’t make it up by volume. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2019, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-opinions-and-information-on-movie-pass/793886/424 "2019-09-16T17:50:33Z")
> [@Voyager](#): > > I guess they didn’t make it up by volume. With their business model volume is a bad thing. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2019, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-opinions-and-information-on-movie-pass/793886/425 "2019-09-16T18:34:42Z")
Back at post number 25 of this thread, I suggested that AMC was angry because they were planning to launch their own unlimited program. AMC actually launched a 3 movie a week program, but Regal truly did. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2019, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-opinions-and-information-on-movie-pass/793886/426 "2019-09-16T23:33:17Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > Back at post number 25 of this thread, I suggested that AMC was angry because they were planning to launch their own unlimited program. AMC actually launched a 3 movie a week program, but Regal truly did. That doesn’t make sense. The existence of Movie pass didn’t hinder or interfere with their own pass program. And they would have known it. It angered them because they risked losing control of an important segment of their customers. The importance of that was made manifest eh n Moviepass tried to muscle its way into their concession revenues. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-opinions-and-information-on-movie-pass/793886/427 "2020-01-29T23:23:17Z")
And we all thought it had been dead since September! [MoviePass is shutting down permanently and liquidating in bankruptcy](https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/29/media/moviepass-bankruptcy/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-opinions-and-information-on-movie-pass/793886/428 "2020-01-29T23:53:04Z")
I’m sure I remember MoviePass dying in prison in the 1980s. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-opinions-and-information-on-movie-pass/793886/429 "2020-01-29T23:56:30Z")
I’m beginning to think that my 300 shares of HMNY are not ever going to pay a dividend. Good thing I only paid 12¢ per share. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-opinions-and-information-on-movie-pass/793886/430 "2020-01-29T23:59:55Z")
> [@Nars\_Glinley](#): > > I’m beginning to think that my 300 shares of HMNY are not ever going to pay a dividend. Good thing I only paid 12¢ per share. I subscribe to SharePass system that allows me to buy as many shares as I want for $9.95 a month. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-opinions-and-information-on-movie-pass/793886/431 "2020-01-30T00:29:24Z")
Not much of a surprise. I still think there was something shady going on with this. The business model made no sense. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-opinions-and-information-on-movie-pass/793886/432 "2020-01-30T01:24:06Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > Not much of a surprise. > > I still think there was something shady going on with this. The business model made no sense. It did make sense. It just was unlikely to work. They were trying to capture the theaters’ most lucrative customer base and then use that leverage to try to wrangle a share of the theaters’ non-ticket income. It was a classic predatory pricing and quasi-tying scheme. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-opinions-and-information-on-movie-pass/793886/433 "2020-01-30T01:30:24Z")
Some, perhaps many, of the business models during the dotcom era (1999-2001) didn’t make any sense either. (For example, “You’re going to ship people fifty-pound bags of dog food with free shipping and for the same price as the local supermarket or big-box store? How can you possibly make any money?”) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-opinions-and-information-on-movie-pass/793886/434 "2020-01-30T05:38:21Z")
> [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > And we all thought it had been dead since September! > > [MoviePass is shutting down permanently and liquidating in bankruptcy](https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/29/media/moviepass-bankruptcy/index.html) I’m awaiting their new ad campaign telling people now is the ideal time to sign up. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2020, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-opinions-and-information-on-movie-pass/793886/435 "2020-02-02T05:49:40Z")
Any chance we can all launch a class-action suit? ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-opinions-and-information-on-movie-pass/793886/436 "2020-02-09T08:54:42Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Any chance we can all launch a class-action suit? Exactly which stone are you planning to get blood from? ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-opinions-and-information-on-movie-pass/793886/437 "2021-11-11T18:56:03Z")
If at first you don’t succeed? > **[MoviePass may return in 2022 | Engadget](https://www.engadget.com/moviepass-return-stacy-spikes-165514071.html)** > > Cofounder Stacy Spikes plans to revive the service next year after buying back the company.. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2022, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-opinions-and-information-on-movie-pass/793886/438 "2022-02-14T22:59:57Z")
_Really_ putting the “ass” in Moviepass… > **[New MoviePass App Will Use Eye Tracking To Force You To Watch Ads](https://www.thegamer.com/moviepass-eye-tracking-ads/)** > > MoviePass is back, and it already sounds horrific. The app will use your selfie camera to make sure that you watch their ads. ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-opinions-and-information-on-movie-pass/793886/439 "2022-08-24T15:01:37Z")
Just got an email: > [@](#): > > Hello! > We are so excited to announce that we are beginning our launch sequence to bring MoviePass back. For those of you who don’t know MoviePass was sold back in 2017 to a private equity group and due to mismanagement subsequently closed its doors. Last year I, one of the original Founders, bought the company back with the plan to relaunch it. Time Magazine did a great piece that does a wonderful job of explaining the sequence of events that lead to this point. > > I want to thank everyone for their support in helping us get here. So many of you have called, emailed and even stopped me on the street to show that you still had your original MoviePass card and talk about how much you loved the service. So if you were a 2012 OG or caught the wave towards the end we look forward to welcoming you back. > > We will begin relaunching the service beginning Labor Day - September 5th. But prior to that we are opening up our waitlist to be able to join. > > Being on the waitlist will be the only way to be able to sign up for the service in the foreseeable future. This Thursday, August 25, 2022 we will open the waitlist at 9a ET at [MoviePass.com](http://MoviePass.com) There is no cost to join the waitlist. Space will be limited and on a first come first serve basis. The engagement from the waitlist will help us to determine which markets we will open first and thereafter. > > Each person who joins the waitlist will receive 10 friend invites that will activate when they sign up for the service. If you do not make it on the waitlist the only way you will be able to join in the future is to receive an invite from someone. > > We are very excited to get back up and running and look forward to seeing you all at the movies soon. > >   > Sincerely, > > Stacy Spikes > Co-Founder/CEO Thinkin’ I’m gonna pass. ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2022, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-opinions-and-information-on-movie-pass/793886/440 "2022-08-29T21:11:09Z")
[Here’s an article from The Boston Globe about it](https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/08/25/arts/moviepass-rises-rubble-you-have-until-monday-sign-up/). > Like a zombie in a horror film, MoviePass has staggered back to life. > > The ballyhooed ticket service that went bust in 2019 by offering subscribers the chance to see a movie a day for a fee as low as $9.95 a month is being relaunched on Labor Day. > Pricing details are still TBD, but a company representative confirmed a [Business Insider](https://www.businessinsider.com/moviepass-relaunching-details-how-to-sign-up-2022-8) report this week that there will be three tiers — in the range of $10, $20, or $30 a month — with each option giving users a number of credits to use each month to see movies. Not surprisingly, the days of unlimited movies are over ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2022, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-opinions-and-information-on-movie-pass/793886/441 "2022-08-29T21:51:50Z")
Well, I signed up to be on the waitlist. I figure that will keep my options open until I can see the details of the plan and decide if I want to join. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-opinions-and-information-on-movie-pass/793886.md?page=21) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-opinions-and-information-on-movie-pass/793886.md?page=23)