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reddit: speaking of MoviePass, this was posted in r/PrematureCelebration =P tealfan Jul 28, 22:16

as i said at the time, MP should have used it as an excuse/justification for raising it's own subscription price {nm} slipping jimmy Jul 28, 22:43

The problem for MoviePass is that they had a flawed and unsustainable buisness model. magicdreamer Jul 29, 07:59

they also wanted to get to a high subscriber base so that they could control a significant portion of the total box office Moviesnob Jul 29, 08:07

That's a flawed premise. magicdreamer Jul 29, 08:23

we'll never know now, but that's a significant reason why exhibitors hated them. That and a fear that subscription models will devalue the Moviesnob Jul 29, 08:28

If the fatal flaw was they got the pricing wrong, someone else can/will get the pricing right {nm} slipping jimmy Jul 29, 09:57

they shouldn't have gotten into distribution or bought Emmett Furla Oasis Films and Moviefone Moviesnob Jul 29, 10:28

thought they didn't buy EFO. they only had the option to and didn't have the money to complete it. djgrimlok Jul 29, 12:46

4 million is a lot and accumulating customers is the hardest part {nm} Moviesnob Jul 29, 12:54

AMC may be boxing MoviePass out. I went to my local AMC this morning to see EQLZ2.. stormgod Jul 29, 11:50

About the only hope Moviepass has is if someone swoops in and buys them {nm} notfabio Jul 29, 12:10