stacy spikes hamet watt headquarters new york city united states website http www.moviepass.com moviepass is a subscription based service for going to movie theaters available in the united states . the service gives members across the country the ability to see up to one 2d movie every 24 hours for a fixed monthly fee . members may choose which theaters they wish to attend and there are no blackout dates . moviepass works in nearly all movie theaters that accept the mastercard credit card making it one of the largest subscription based theater networks in america . prices vary by local market and start at 30 per month . moviepass was launched in february 2011 and is headquartered in new york city . 1 contents 1 service 2 purchasing a ticket 3 history 4 media coverage 5 references service edit the moviepass service works via a smartphone app iphone android and a specially designed reloadable debit card which is mailed to new subscribers when they sign up . purchasing a ticket edit in order to purchase a ticket members must be within 100 yards of the chosen theater . they check in to the theater via the smartphone app and select their preferred movie and show time . 2 once they check in their debit card is automatically loaded with the exact price of a single ticket for that particular location . the card can then be used like any other form of credit or debit card to purchase a ticket at the theater kiosk or ticket counter . movie tickets can only be purchased every 24 hours and as of 2014 no 3d or imax films are included in the plan . history edit moviepass was founded in 2011 by technology and entertainment entrepreneurs stacy spikes and hamet watt . the company launched in beta in june 2011 in san francisco but during initial trials the company received some resistance 3 from movie theater chains and paused both the service and the introduction of new members until later in the year . from september 2011 to september 2012 moviepass operated on a voucher system where members could print a voucher on their home computer and redeem it in participating theaters for a movie ticket . in october 2012 the company introduced a new proprietary location based payment technology and provides a secure and independent way for moviepass members to purchase tickets . 4 moviepass is backed by major investors including true ventures aol ventures wme nala pictures lambert media brian lee diego berdakin mj eng ryan steelberg and adam lilling . 5 current brand controversy is brewing over new pricing plans and forcing high use customers into alternate pricing plans . while this controversial move is said to impact only 10 15 % of users they are taking to social media en masse to protest the forced changes . the most common new offers include a 50 plan to see up to 6 movies per month and a 99 unlimited plan . meanwhile the company continued to market 30 unlimited plans to new customers . media coverage edit moviepass has been featured in a wide range of publications including the new york times 6 techcrunch 7 and variety . 8 moviepass was also named as one of the 25 most disruptive apps of 2012 and the best of everything in 2012 by business insider . 9 10 references edit hardawar devindra . moviepass debuts an unlimited movie service that may just save cinemas . venturebeat moviepass service adds funds your card when you reach the theater . pc magazine fleming mike . amc passes on moviepass . deadline new york . tuttle brad . moviepass goes national unlimited trips to the movies from 25 per month . time moviepass company profile . crunchbase . joshua brustein a movie a day without going broke new york times 18 january 2013 why moviepass is bringing subscription moviegoing to theaters . techcrunch . 17 november 2012 . retrieved 11 october 2014 . third time s the charm for moviepass . variety . 2 october 2012 . retrieved 11 october 2014 . the top 25 most disruptive apps of 2012 business insider . business insider . 7 december 2012 . retrieved 11 october 2014 . the best of everything in 2012 . business insider . 24 december 2012 . retrieved 11 october 2014 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title moviepass & oldid 740355611 categories companies based in new york cityticket sales companies navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 20 september 2016 at 14 59 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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