An app gives you unlimited movie tickets for $9.95. Theaters aren’t happy
An app gives you unlimited movie tickets for $9.95. Theaters aren’t happy
Imagine being able to see an unlimited number of movies at your local theater for about the same price you pay for Spotify or Netflix. A subscription movie ticket service, called MoviePass, is doing just that…and not everyone’s happy about it. AMC theaters recently took steps to block the service at some of its locations, arguing that the company’s business model is unsustainable.
Click on the audio player above to hear more about whether industry watchers think MoviePass will survive in the long run.
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