Once a legendary way to see movies, MoviePass is back and wants to know what you’re watching.
The downfall of MovePass was pretty infamous. We covered it here. Basically, the company was taking people’s money, canceling their tickets, and eventually crashed under its own weight. But now MoviePass is back. The aim is to revive the service we all loved for one summer in 2019 before it all fell apart.
Its new plan is a tiered subscription system. MoviePass customers buy credits that they can then redeem for movie showings. Popular movies at popular times cost more credits, less popular movies at off times cost less.
The twist? Customers will be able to earn credits by watching ads and having their eyeballs tracked.
Yes, it sounds a little dystopian. “Pre-show” is a feature where MoviePass customers watch ads on their phones. The app will track users’ eyeballs to make sure they are really watching.
You can opt-in or out of this feature, but if you don’t do it, you’re left paying for credits only. No word yet on the exact cost of these credits or which movies will cost how many credits.
Author: Jason Hellerman
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
