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MoviePass relaunching summer 2022

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MoviePass may rise the from dead as cofounder buys back company [Update: Relaunching this summer]

Michael Potuck Feb 10 2022 - 1:59 pm PT

MoviePass made quite the splash back in 2017/18 when it launched a $10 unlimited movie theater service and then quickly made changes that led to insolvency. Now after going bankrupt, one of the founders has repurchased the company with potential plans to relaunch the service.

Update 2/10: At an event in NYC today, MoviePass co-founder Stacy Spikes took the stage to announce that the service is officially coming back. MoviePass 2.0 is slated to arrive this summer.

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MoviePass closing shop after months of making service worse, but still seeking funding

Michael Potuck Sep 13 2019 - 1:21 pm PT

MoviePass has given customers and investors a wild ride over the last year and a half. And that’s thanks to its unpredictable business strategy and execution rather than the entertainment it was supposed to be offering with its movie subscription service. Now, as reported by CNBC, MoviePass is almost certainly kicking the bucket tomorrow, September 14th. However, it’s still looking for a new life…

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MoviePass business model changes yet again

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MoviePass tries out latest random business model: unlimited unless they say otherwise

Ben Lovejoy Mar 20 2019 - 6:00 am PT

I’ve lost count of how many business models MoviePass has tried in an attempt to offer unlimited movie-going for a fixed monthly fee.

Let’s see (I hope I have enough fingers for this) …

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Sinemia service offering non-subscribers movie ticket discounts, MoviePass to produce original movies in latest pivot

Peter Cao Mar 7 2019 - 9:35 am PT

Sinemia, a competitor to MoviePass and AMC Stubs A-List, is today announcing a new plan that doesn’t require a monthly subscription. According to a report from TechCrunch, the company is going the rewards and discounts route rather than offering a monthly “unlimited” movies subscription plan.

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MoviePass introduces three new subscription tiers for 2019, hopes to break even on ticket sales

Peter Cao Dec 6 2018 - 2:46 pm PT

Remember MoviePass? The subscription service that initially let you watch unlimited standard movies every month and then crashed because it couldn’t afford to pay for all the movies? Well, it’s apparently making a comeback in a big way (maybe).

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MoviePass owner touts $65 million in new funding as it rules out bankruptcy – for now

Chance Miller Oct 3 2018 - 4:56 pm PT

MoviePass’ struggles have been well-documented so far this year. Perhaps most notably, the service went offline back in July because its owner, Helios & Matheson, ran out of cash. Now, a Helios & Matheson and MoviePass bankruptcy is out of the question.

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PSA: MoviePass is reactivating some cancelled accounts without consent

Chance Miller Sep 30 2018 - 8:27 am PT

The polarizing movie subscription service MoviePass has found itself embroiled in yet another controversy. This time around, MoviePass is reactivating accounts canceled by users accounts without consent. The tactic was first reported by Engadget, and MoviePass is calling it a “test” for a select group of users.

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MoviePass finds new way to limit remaining members with daily movie lineup restriction

Michael Potuck Aug 16 2018 - 10:34 am PT

In another erratic move, today MoviePass is letting customers know that it will begin limiting what movies will be available on a daily basis.

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MoviePass faces lawsuits, delisting, as new plan goes live and latest losses revealed

Ben Lovejoy Aug 15 2018 - 3:58 am PT

CNBC reported earlier in the month that MoviePass would be changing its business model yet again, this time reverting to a $9.95/month fee, but now limiting subscribers to a maximum of three movies per month. That report turned out to be correct, and the new plan kicks in today – but not without a problem or four …

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MoviePass drops price hike … and its unlimited plan

Zac Hall Aug 6 2018 - 6:52 am PT

It’s a new week which naturally means MoviePass has a new business model. In an act that will either save it or be its grand finale, MoviePass announced today that it will revert to its $9.95/month plan, but limit customers to just three movies per month.

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MoviePass hopes a price hike and limiting new movie access can save it

Michael Potuck Jul 31 2018 - 8:35 am PT

News broke last night that MoviePass was going to limit new major films like Mission Impossible 6, Christopher Robin, and The Meg. In a statement to employees, the company’s CEO also implied that the practice would continue on past these films. Today, MoviePass confirmed the plans will go forward as well as a 50% price bump starting sometime next month.

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MoviePass CEO says major new films will not be available to subscribers going forward

Peter Cao Jul 30 2018 - 3:07 pm PT

Just a few days ago, MoviePass experienced a major outage due to the fact it ran out of cash, and now it is seemingly planning to try and turn its monetization struggles around by preventing users from seeing major new film releases…

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MoviePass temporarily goes offline because it ran out of cash – and it’s still down for many

Chance Miller Jul 27 2018 - 9:08 am PT

MoviePass’ struggles have been well-documented over recent months as it struggles to turn anything close to a profit. Today, things took a major turn for the worse as the company completely ran out of cash and the service went offline temporarily…

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MoviePass promises ticket refunds after widespread Friday night outage

Chance Miller Jul 8 2018 - 8:27 am PT

Popular subscription movie service MoviePass suffered a widespread outage at perhaps the worst possible time for users. On Friday evening, MoviePass subscribers took to Twitter to complain they couldn’t check into a movie, thus rendering the app and the accompanying Mastercard useless…
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Report: Many independent theaters happy to accept MoviePass, but fear the service will shut down

Chance Miller May 22 2018 - 6:16 pm PT

While some large theater chains like AMC have opposed the popular MoviePass service, a new report from Business Insider today dives into how MoviePass is affecting smaller, independent movie theaters. The report explains how smaller theaters are more than happy to embrace the MoviePass business model if it means getting more people in the theater…

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New SEC filing reveals MoviePass is running on fumes as it continues to burn through cash

Chance Miller May 8 2018 - 3:41 pm PT

MoviePass has had a rough start to 2018 with privacy concerns, plan changes, and more running rampant. While there have long been concerns about the service’s profitability, a new SEC filing shows things may be even more dire than originally thought…

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MoviePass continues flip-flop saga, revives ‘unlimited’ movie-watching plan

Peter Cao May 2 2018 - 9:30 am PT

MoviePass users have been having a rollercoaster of a time over the last few months, with the company changing its policies and then reverting those changes. Today is not an exception to that trend….

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MoviePass now limiting customers to seeing a movie once

Peter Cao Apr 27 2018 - 12:33 pm PT

Earlier this week we reported that MoviePass was beginning to limit customers on the amount of movies that can be viewed per month. The service went from unlimited movies down to a small 4 movies per month for new customers.

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MoviePass appears to end its unlimited movie option, limited to four movies/month for now

Peter Cao Apr 26 2018 - 11:48 am PT

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Surprise, surprise. It appears all-you-can-watch movie theater service MoviePass will no longer be offering an unlimited option, according to the company’s CEO. MoviePass hasn’t formally announced the change, but CEO Mitch Lowe downplayed the possibility of its return when asked about the change.

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MoviePass CEO totally backtracks previous comments about tracking you after you leave the theater

Chance Miller Mar 12 2018 - 6:55 pm PT

MoviePass made headlines last week when its CEO, Mitch Lowe, bragged that the subscription-based movie service collects an enormous amount of data from its users. In a new interview with Variety, however, Lowe backtracks and says his original comments were “completely inaccurate.”

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MoviePass update on iOS ‘removes unused location capabilities’ following privacy concerns

Chance Miller Mar 7 2018 - 4:02 pm PT

Earlier this week, Mitch Lowe, CEO of the popular all-you-can-eat movie subscription service MoviePass, made headlines for bragging about how the app can track the location of its users. Shortly after that comment, MoviePass issued a statement clarifying its actions, and now the iOS app has been updated to remove the features…

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MoviePass CEO claims $10/month movie ticket service tracks where you go after the theater

Zac Hall Mar 5 2018 - 12:54 pm PT

What’s the cost of viewing a new movie in theaters every day with MoviePass? $10 per month and access where you go after the movies. That’s according to MoviePass CEO Mitch Lowe who has been publicly pitching his business as a data mining service to anyone skeptical about its business model, but the privacy implementations likely won’t make customers feel great about using the service.

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