MoviePass Locations

@airjoshb I find this helpful as someone who is interested in the service, but has no idea what theaters near me would be available. It's not listed on their site, which seems like it would be a no-brainer.

@airjoshb actually I downloaded it to see if there where theaters around and it gave me no results. This was very helpful because it confirmed that there are in fact theater around me that will accept movie pass.

@bertolabrett I've had the service and app for over a year and while the app has a ton of issues, there is a location link that finds theaters pretty consistently and you can search by where you are at or a different location.

@bertolabrett @airjoshb right but you have to sign up for the paid service in order to access the locations in the app.. if you sign up and it turns out there are no locations near you.. too bad?

@bertolabrett @jonathanmoyal agreed, hence "the app has a ton of issues"

@nyalex From what I understand, they don't have limits on new releases, but you can't pre-order tickets. You have to buy the ticket when you're within the theater proximity. So for a big blockbuster movie on opening weekend, it will be hard to get a ticket since it will likely be sold out.

@bradenhamm no longer need to be close to the theatre unless that changes again with the new update

@nyalex I use it all the time. No restrictions on same day releases.

@nyalex I was a long time member when they were still in beta until they kicked me off because I ordered an IMAX movie via the AMC app. Even at the $45 a month deal, I was paying, it was worth it to me since I watched a movie 3-5 times a month. I liked that I was able to experiment with movies I wouldn't have ever thought of. For $10, it's a no-brainer

@jamespjennings moviepass is subsidizing losses on users who use the service in order to leverage a revenue sharing deal with theaters in the future. More users = more leverage. That is their primary thesis.

@jamespjennings @nickatloot Still feels a bit like business models from Web 1.0. "It's OK that we're losing a ton of money on every transaction, we'll make it up in volume!"

@jamespjennings The exhibitors receive the same amount of money, Movie Pass pays them the full price of the ticket. Movie Pass sold a majority stake to an analytics firm. They have stated that Movie Pass's end-game is to collect a huge amount of data on viewing habits, and and then use that information to sell targeted ads to subscribers. They're aiming for an IPO in March. A rev share model that includes Exhibitors, Distributors AND Movie Pass will never happen, no matter how large the volume. Exhibitors make next to no money on ticket sales; they have zero interest in cutting into that already very slim margin. Distributors may be able to afford it, but they also hold no interest in splitting their revenue no matter the volume; they'd sooner cut everyone out and go straight to streaming services (they're already shortening the theatrical window, which is angering theater owners).

@mattholsinger that makes the most sense. I was intrigued by a potential streaming deal with both distributors and exhibitors where subs would have access to first run movies in the theater OR streaming online (even if the latter was more limited to fewer streams per month). Bump the price up to $29 a month with the roll out of the service. That was pie in the sky, especially since the theatrical windows seem like weeks, and in some cases are even same day as theaters. Meh, ads...

@jamespjennings Not too much of a pie-in-the-sky idea... Sean Parker's been trying to get "Screening Room" off the ground: watch first-run movies at home or in theater. His proposal includes the rev share between exhibitors, distributors and his company... which is why the price point is so high ($50/mo). At CinemaCon a couple of years ago, that's all anyone was talking about... in a bad way. This past year's CinemaCon, however, distributors seemed to be softening to it. Spielberg, JJ Abrams, Peter Jackson and Ron Howard are all stakeholders. So, we'll see....

@xur17 found this, perhaps they should talk to you! https://moviepass.zendesk.com/hc...

@airjoshb Haha, definitely! I wouldn't be surprised if they add a location search tool to their website in the future. It seems like an obvious tool.