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MoviePass relaunches nationwide with a new pricing model
MoviePass has been gearing up for a wide relaunch since 2022 when it started beta testing a new subscription format in several cities, and now it’s here. Introducing MoviePass 2.0, or 3.0. It boasts new pricing models, new subscription tiers, and access to movies at over 4,000 theaters nationwide.
MoviePass's beta relaunch will kick off in Chicago, Dallas and Kansas City
We knew MoviePass was gearing up to relaunch its beta service on September 5th, now Insider reports that it's targeting Chicago, Kansas City and Dallas as its first major markets.
MoviePass will return on September 5th with plans starting at around $10 per month
A waitlist for the beta will open this Thursday.
MoviePass will return this summer
Its buffet-style business model hasn't survived the relaunch.
MoviePass founder's next big idea: Free movie tickets for watching ads
Stacy Spikes just wants to get people to the movies. As the co-founder and CEO of MoviePass, he helped popularize the idea of cinema subscriptions. (This was before MoviePass brought in a new CEO and his ambitious -- but ultimately unsustainable -- $10 monthly plan.) As he pondered his next endeavor, he started noticing just how many ads we're subjected to in theaters, something that seems especially egregious as ticket prices keep climbing. And that's not counting the product placement we see in films.
