Sinemia, the movie theater subscription service that tried to take a page from MoviePass, is shuttering U.S. operations. The company, which had been making plan changes and canceling accounts, is now shutting down amid legal proceedings including a patent lawsuit filed by MoviePass. It’s also...
MoviePass, the troubled movie subscription service that started with unlimited movies but eventually added pricing tiers and blackout times, has revived its original selling point of endless movie tickets, according to a report. The new service, called MoviePass Uncapped, will offer an unlimited number of...
The company that owns MoviePass admitted on Tuesday (March 12) they are unsure of how many paying subscribers are using the service. Bloomberg reported that in a filing, Helios & Matheson Analytics Inc. said it made a mistake in reporting $5.9 million in revenue from...
We’ve come a long way, Mr. Edison. Since the early days of cinema, the moving image has captured the imagination of, well, everyone. In some ways, the formula hasn’t changed much, but the means of distribution have. We’ve moved from literal celluloid to digital, where...
March 16, 2020
Movie ticket sales saw their lowest numbers in two decades this past weekend in the U.S., with the coronavirus fears keeping many filmgoers in the confines of their own homes instead. Theater ticket sales fell 44 percent from just a week prior, with $55.3 million total sales across the country. That led to new debuts […]
April 26, 2019
Sinemia, the movie theater subscription service that tried to take a page from MoviePass, is shuttering U.S. operations. The company, which had been making plan changes and canceling accounts, is...
March 19, 2019
MoviePass, the troubled movie subscription service that started with unlimited movies but eventually added pricing tiers and blackout times, has revived its original selling point of endless movie tickets, according...
March 12, 2019
The company that owns MoviePass admitted on Tuesday (March 12) they are unsure of how many paying subscribers are using the service. Bloomberg reported that in a filing, Helios &...
