Regal Cinemas Readying Unlimited Ticket Subscription Program

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Regal Cinemas Unlimited Ticket Subscription Program Set To Launch This Month – Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: Sources confirm to us that Regal’s new unlimited movie ticket subscription service is prepping to launch at the end of July in the U.S. Details are still being ironed out between the major studios and Regal’s parent company, Cineworld, based in London.

Here’s what we know: There will be three tiers of pricing, which work out to $18, $21 and $24 per month, each granting access to unlimited tickets (really). While the monthly price of AMC Stubs A-List movie ticket subscription program varies by state, we hear that Regal’s is based on theater location. Those purchasing a top-priced tier will have access to any Regal Cinema (i.e., from Valencia, CA to 42nd Street in NYC), while the lowest tier gets access to about half of the chain’s national footprint. If someone purchased a subscription at a low tier and ventures to an out-of-network Regal in a higher tier (like a major city), there’s apt to be a surcharge (not final, but around $2-$3) on a gratis ticket.

There are also 10% cash reductions on concessions for each tier, which are immediate rather than receiving a voucher for the next visit. Also, there’s buzz that Regal Unlimited subscribers will have to purchase an entire year in advance for the unlimited ticket program, hence the tier prices respectively would be $288, $252 and $216.

At this point in time, it’s not clear whether premium venues (Imax, Dolby 3D, Premium Large Format screens, Dbox) will be included in the monthly subscription like it is with AMC’s. Studio executives have mentioned to us in passing that a greater degree of revenue exists in upcharging a subscriber on premium tickets. Details are still being worked out despite what many might be reading in online chat rooms.

Regal’s new program is specifically aimed at passionate moviegoers who go to the movies well in excess of two times a month. While we understand Cineworld isn’t making a specific play to dynamite millennials into the multiplex, the popularity of these one-price all-you-can-eat subscription programs, ala Netflix, is that they’re in sync with the under 35 demo’s spending habits. Not to mention in a Deadline/NRG study back in April, close to half of those polled felt the current monthly price of streaming was just right compared to the 27% who felt the current price of a movie ticket was fair. Thirty-three percent said the price of streaming was a bargain compared to 15% who felt the price of a movie ticket was still a bargain.
 

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Honestly, massive shout out to movie pass. We might shyt on them for being super shady and garbage towards the end but if they never existed, these changes would have never occurred. They forced the hand of the major theaters and now movie going in easier on the pockets for us cinephiles
 

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Upping an old thread, thought about subscribing to Regal's Unlimited program today. I figure I'm good for atleast 4-5 movies a month especially if it's something I wanna see again (Tenet, recently). The year requirement is the only drawback, but at $18/month I will save money in the long run.
 

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Signed up for this yesterday and am already having buyers remorse:francis:

Haven't even seen a movie yet :francis:

Should have stuck with Cinemark :francis:
 
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