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Re:The Entire Economy Is MoviePass Now by TylerE on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @05:08PM (#17086515)
I think you are misreading the business model.

The MoviePass price is per month. There is NO cost per viewing.

You could in theory see up to 31 movies for your single $10 payment.

Re:The Entire Economy Is MoviePass Now by pwinnski on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @05:19PM (#17086594)
jessaustin, I don't often see more than a movie or two per month, but back when I had a MoviePass (before they cut the price so low!), I found myself seeing movies I wouldn't otherwise have bothered to see. When the marginal cost is zero, it becomes a lot easier to drop by a theater and see what's playing, and even walk out if the movie's no good, feeling no sense of loss.

I was paying $40/month for MoviePass, and most months they still lost money and me, and I saw a lot of movies in a theater that I would normally have waited to see at home.

Re:The Entire Economy Is MoviePass Now by jessaustin on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @05:14PM (#17086552)
I can't think of a month in which I wanted to see three movies in current release...
Re:The Entire Economy Is MoviePass Now by basementcat on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @07:47PM (#17087388)
If you live in a city with many independent theaters showing limited releases and foreign films, 31 movies per month isn't enough to scratch the surface.

PS. Staff at indie theaters tell me that 70-80% of tickets are purchased with Moviepass cards.

Re:The Entire Economy Is MoviePass Now by walshemj on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @06:12PM (#17086906)
But normal people wont they will see 1 or 2
Re:The Entire Economy Is MoviePass Now by TylerE on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @07:08PM (#17087184)
I live in an area with a cheap cost of living and even if I only went to one movie a month a MP is still about a buck cheaper.
Re:The Entire Economy Is MoviePass Now by walshemj on Thursday May 17, 2018 @02:43PM (#17094195)
You have to pay for a year up front + another fee