[2017] Movie Pass

[theo]

I usually buy tickets from Costco, most often as two for around $15.

Costco? Forgive my ignorance Dave, but how does one acquire movie tickets at Costco?

 

[wackymother]

Costco? Forgive my ignorance Dave, but how does one acquire movie tickets at Costco?

They sell gift cards and multipacks of tickets for different movie chains at Costco. Look by the gift cards or online.

 

[Patri]

They do say you must be 18 or older to purchase the pass, but I'm not sure how they'd know if you just said your daughter was 18.

Like some people say their pet is a service animal? Sorry, I couldn't resist.

 

[DaveNV]

Costco? Forgive my ignorance Dave, but how does one acquire movie tickets at Costco?

They sell gift cards and multipacks of tickets for different movie chains at Costco. Look by the gift cards or online.

When you go into Costco, go to the section near the books that has the big coupon cards on a wall display. There should be ticket choices for the local theaters in your area, like AMC and such. It used to be two ticket vouchers for around $15, now I think it's four tickets for around $30. You just show up at the right brand of theater and exchange the ticket voucher for a ticket into the show you want to see. Works very well. I try to keep a couple of them around in case a new movie shows up we want to see. It's a big discount over the regular ticket prices.

Dave

 

[Tucsonadventurer]

Costco also sells the movie pass 89.99 for a year. You are committed for the whole year though

 

[rapmarks]

Costco also sells the movie pass 89.99 for a year. You are committed for the whole year though

But you would still need the ap on your phone wouldn't you?

 

[Tucsonadventurer]

But you would still need the ap on your phone wouldn't you?

You can check the details online Costco.com. I believe it's the same just the price and commitment is different.

 

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MoviePass Adds 500,000 Subscribers Within a Month
By Mariella Moon/ Latest in Entertainment/ Engadget/ engadget.com

"But can it keep up with its growing user base when it pays for every ticket at full price?

MoviePass' $10-per-month subscription service was a hit from the start, enough to crash the company's website when it was first announced. It looks like demand isn't slowing down anytime soon either: it has gained 500,000 more subscribers merely a month after it reached 1.5 million users. The fact that MoviePass cut off members' access to some popular AMC theaters had little effect, if any. It's easy to see why 2 million would sign up: for 10 bucks a month -- an ongoing promo even cuts the price down to $7.95 -- they're entitled to see one 2D film a day, every day, without paying extra.

In 2017, members bought $110 million worth of tickets and generated an additional $146 million in ticket sales by bringing non-members to showings. MoviePass chief Mitch Lowe said in a statement:

"We're giving people a reason to go back to the movie theaters, and they're going in droves. With awards season here, we hope we can make Hollywood and exhibitors very happy by filling seats with eager audiences."..."

Jovo Marjanovic


Richard

 

[Primetime1955]

Interesting concept for sure...know they just hit 2M members and their stock (HMNY) has been crazy-I am still undecided if they can sustain the biz model, but sure it was said about Netflix at some point?
Annual passes are a better deal and I think Costco did a deal in Dec, as well.
Read recently that moviepass was NOT including some specific AMC theaters in select cities.

 

[Sandy VDH]

i'm loving my movie pass. I figured I have nearly covered my annual pass rate ($80) and I've had the pass for 2 1/2 months.

...and Yes you need the app on the phone to make it work. But mine works fine.

 

[MULTIZ321]

Movie Pass Won't Let Its Customers Buy Tickets to Red Sparrow in Some Markets
By Nick Statt/ Apps/ Mobile/ Entertainment/ The Verge/ theverge.com

"The all-you-can-watch movie app is playing hardball again.

MoviePass is reportedly preventing some of its subscribers from buying tickets to Jennifer Lawrence’s new action movie, seemingly as part of a negotiation strategy with the film industry. In this case, MoviePass users on Twitter have reported running into trouble trying to see Red Sparrow, which is blacked out in the MoviePass mobile app in some markets with a message that reads, “This movie is not supported by MoviePass.”

“We occasionally remove some films from our ticketing inventory in some markets for a limited time, similar to how we organically promote films in certain markets to better understand member behavior,” MoviePass told Slashfilm in a statement. “As part of this ongoing testing, we have stepped up our efforts to remind members to always double-check the MoviePass app to confirm that their preferred showtimes and theaters are available for the movie they are planning to see before they leave for the theater.”

So what’s really going on here? Without full disclosure from MoviePass itself, which has remained relatively tight-lipped on its ongoing conversations with theater chains and film studios, we can only speculate. But it looks like MoviePass, which is building up an advertising business of its own, may be playing another game of hardball with the film distribution and production companies responsible for marketing spend.

MoviePass has in the past plugged films like I, Tonya — and, this week, Death Wish — by way of email blasts and in-app placement. The app doesn’t appear to be advertising Red Sparrow, so the “test” MoviePass says it’s conducting may be to see if it can direct viewers to another showing by blacking out the movie that its own customers actually want to see.

As my colleague Bryan Bishop wrote last month, MoviePass has in the past been “grossly deceptive,” strategically misusing facts and figures about how much revenue its users drive. It does this to gin up animosity among its users against the traditional film and theater businesses, and to promote its leveraging power in Hollywood. In January, the company also pulled support for a small number of AMC theaters, prompting outcry from affected users...."

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge


Richard

 

[Ken555]

https://beta.techcrunch.com/2018/03...tracks-your-location-before-and-after-movies/

MoviePass CEO proudly says the app tracks your location before and after movies


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[ace2000]

https://beta.techcrunch.com/2018/03...tracks-your-location-before-and-after-movies/

MoviePass CEO proudly says the app tracks your location before and after movies

How is this tracking different than what Facebook does? Don't they track user's locations also. And actually any app that has the location enabled on the phone could potentially do that too. For the benefits of MoviePass, I'm ok with them knowing my location.

At least until somebody can tell me why I should be concerned, I'm just not worried about an app tracking my location. Another fine example of the media trying to stir things up once again - which is their job, I guess.

 

[Ken555]

How is this tracking different than what Facebook does? Don't they track user's locations also. And actually any app that has the location enabled on the phone could potentially do that too. For the benefits of MoviePass, I'm ok with them knowing my location.

At least until somebody can tell me why I should be concerned, I'm just not worried about an app tracking my location. Another fine example of the media trying to stir things up once again - which is their job, I guess.

Did you read this part?

It sure isn’t in the company’s privacy policy, which in relation to location tracking discloses only a “single request” when selecting a theater, which will “only be used as a means to develop, improve, and personalize the service.” Which part of development requires them to track you before and after you see the movie?

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[ace2000]

Did you read this part?

Yes. Still not sure why I should be concerned if some company wants to track my location. For the tradeoff, it's worth it to me. But, people use Facebook on a much wider scale, and most don't seem to care about the location tracking they do. At least MoviePass provides a "real" benefit in return - like saving money.

I guess if someone was concerned they could disable the location tracking on their phones. I would assume MoviePass would still work as long as you reenabled it before use.

 

[Ken555]

Yes. Still not sure why I should be concerned if some company wants to track my location. For the tradeoff, it's worth it to me. But, people use Facebook on a much wider scale, and most don't seem to care about the location tracking they do. At least MoviePass provides a "real" benefit in return - like saving money.

I guess if someone was concerned they could disable the location tracking on their phones. I would assume MoviePass would still work as long as you reenabled it before use.

I don’t see a valid comparison between a generic app like Facebook that has reason to track, if enabled, vs an app specific to movies that explicitly states they will only track for the purposes of location for the movie (I haven’t read the full policy so am making an assumption based on this article).


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[ace2000]

I don’t see a valid comparison between a generic app like Facebook that has reason to track, if enabled, vs an app specific to movies that explicitly states they will only track for the purposes of location for the movie (I haven’t read the full policy so am making an assumption based on this article).

I'm not sure why you are suggesting one should not be concerned about Facebook doing location tracking, but then should be concerned about MoviePass. But, it's possible that I'm misinterpreting your post. It's not a big deal, and most are probably like me, and are not worried about it.

Anyway - Facebook, Google, Amazon all do location tracking. If anyone is interested in turning this "feature" off, here is a source with instructions (it's simple).

https://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-prevent-moviepass-from-tracking-your-location/

 

[Ken555]

I'm not sure why you are suggesting one should not be concerned about Facebook doing location tracking, but then should be concerned about MoviePass. But, it's possible that I'm misinterpreting your post. It's not a big deal, and most are probably like me, and are not worried about it.

Anyway - Facebook, Google, Amazon all do location tracking. If anyone is interested in turning this "feature" off, here is a source with instructions (it's simple).

https://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-prevent-moviepass-from-tracking-your-location/

No, I’m not overly worried. I’m simply stating that if this company has a privacy policy that states they will only be tracking location in certain circumstances, then they should honor that. That is, after all, the reason for the article I posted. Or did I misinterpret it?

Of course, tracking use in a variety of scenarios (ie all the time) could potentially offer them multiple revenue opportunities, and at the moment it’s questionable how they will turn a profit.


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[Ken555]

FWIW, I recently went through and modified almost all apps on my phone to only use location tracking when in the app only. But not because I was worried...I was diagnosing a battery issue and wanted to minimize consumption and location tracking does use more.


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[Steve Fatula]

Thanks for this discussion, was not aware of this program. I think we may just do it, we go to a lot of movies.

 

[DeniseM]

Just a little tip: My son had his Movie Pass App on 2 of his devices, and he got a warning letter from Movie Pass who apparently thought he was sharing the account with someone else. He wasn't, but he will be careful to only use one device from now on.

 

[Anne&Jim]

OMG, does it really cost $14.50 for a movie ticket these days? Last movie we went to was in 1999 when we had to vacate the house so the realtor could have a Sunday open house (6 Days/7Nights Harrison Ford and Ann Heche).

If that was the last movie you saw, I don’t blame you for never going back!



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Movie Pass is No Longer Too Good to Be True
By Nick Statt/ Apps/ Entertainment/ Tech/ The Verge/ theverge.com

"Restrictions on seeing movies more than once, and no longer selling its one-movie-per-day plan, are bad signs

I’ve had MoviePass since September, right after the company dropped the price of its one-movie-per-day subscription to the too-good-to-be-true cost of $10 a month. Since then, dozens of friends, colleagues, and even random strangers I’ve run into at movie theaters have asked if it’s really a good deal, and if they should sign up. My answer has always been yes, because for the right kind of moviegoer, the service offers a tremendous value.

I’ve always known that the free ride wouldn’t last forever, though. The company’s business model, which has MoviePass losing money on pretty much every ticket sold, seems too unsustainable. Two changes the company has begun toying with recently make it appear MoviePass is readying to gut the core value of the service. In other words, the moment when MoviePass stops being worth it is feeling closer than ever...."

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge


Richard

 

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Movie Pass' Unlimited-Ticket Option Might Never Come Back
By Joshua Espinoza/ Pop-Culture/ Complex/ complex.com

"Hopefully you’re sitting down for this: MoviePass’ unlimited viewing option might never return.

During a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, MoviePass CEO Mitch Lowe was asked if the subscription-based ticketing service would ever re-implement its one-movie-a-day offer. And let’s just say he didn’t seem too optimistic:

“Do you think you will go back to a movie a day?” THR asked Lowe at CinemaCon. “I don’t know,” he replied.

Is this unfortunate? Yes. Surprising? Not so much.

Earlier this month, it was reported that MoviePass’ too-good-to-be-true business model was costing the company millions of dollars. The service previously offered customers up to one movie ticket a day for about $10 a month. Though this incredible offer resulted in a subscription surge, it also put MoviePass in a pretty deep financial hole, according to Business Insider...."

Image via Getty/Daniel Boczarski


Richard

 

[Steve Fatula]

$10 a month for even 2 movies around here is a massive bargain. There is value to the company other than just subscriptions to be had here. We shall see how it plays out. Articles in the Verge or elsewhere are not privy to what is actually the true plan. There are revenue streams to be had other than the sub price.