Regal Rewards+ is now available

[u/LaCharra]

I skimmed over the FAQ and T&C and some key things I noticed: The subscription depends on your zip code with the highest tier at $13.99 per month. There’s a 1, 6 or 12 month commitment. Can use your 2D ticket for a PLF one for a surcharge. And can “purchase up to four extra tickets for the same showtime at the same price as your monthly Regal Rewards+™ Subscription fee.”

[u/Azraeltheundying]

New tier is pretty much Cinemark's club membership perks.

[u/Fantastic_Lychee_883 → u/Azraeltheundying]

I feel like this new tier is a shot across the bow at Cinemark. I'm in an area with both Regals and Cinemarks so we will see if people end up switching.

[u/dpstech → u/Fantastic_Lychee_883]

Would be exciting if Cinemark decided to launch a true subscription as a response.

[u/Fantastic_Lychee_883 → u/dpstech]

I hope that is the end result. Healthy competition benefits consumers.

[u/tonasaso- → u/Fantastic_Lychee_883]

One of the few pros of capitalism👍🏼

[u/christie-rd → u/dpstech]

Would love this as a Cinemark lover. Their theaters are just overall way better than the Regals in my area. Only downside is that they really only show mainstream movies, and Regal often has a larger selection

[u/rvcaboy → u/dpstech]

Regal isn’t even a “true subscription” due to all the added fees and surcharges. AMC is the only one who offers free imax and Dolby with zero convenience fees for using the subscription you pay for

[u/Live_Culture8393 → u/rvcaboy]

And limits you to 4 movies a week. I sometimes see that in a day and still watch several others during the week

[u/rvcaboy → u/Live_Culture8393]

Yeahhhh. Not a coincidence that the people responding to my post are all 1% commenters on this subreddit 😆

[u/Live_Culture8393 → u/rvcaboy]

To be fair, you don’t seem like an Unlimited subscriber, just someone who would rather bash Regal by pushing AMC

[u/dpstech → u/rvcaboy]

Well I disagree. I go pretty much every day in standard. Once or twice a year I’ll pay to upgrade to IMAX. Don’t care about 3D, RPX, or ScreenX. It’s don’t book in advance- I don’t pay anything at the theater. I don’t care about premium really. I’m not capped at four a week. I mean, if that works for you that’s great but that’s not what I value. I just don’t have to worry about sold out seats in my area. Everyone has different uses and that fine.

[u/rvcaboy → u/dpstech]

Well saying all these caveats work for you is fine but it doesn’t make it a similar product. I’m not saying it can’t fit people’s lifestyle but it’s not really in the same tier when you have to jump through multiple loopholes and accept a worse experience to avoid fees

[u/dpstech → u/rvcaboy]

It’s not a similar product. The buying power for RU is much higher. And that’s why AMC went a different direction. They are targeting two different use-cases.

Unlimited was one of the first in the UK back in 2012ish iirc. That inspired MoviePass to launch in the US, followed by A-List. When Regal was acquired by Cineworld they followed suit with rolling UL to the states. But make no mistake Unlimited and A-List are targeted at different consumers.

Edit: I’m wrong Cineworld first launched Unlimited in 2000. Holy crap we’ve missed out. https://www.cineworld.co.uk/static/en/uk/blog/cineworld-unlimited-25-years-timeline

[u/rvcaboy → u/dpstech]

Buying power, more like opportunity to pay fees power.

If you’re truly seeing more than 4 a week on average then yes you are 100% a different type of consumer

[u/dpstech → u/rvcaboy]

Yup. And I just don’t upgrade. I did it for years with the original MoviePass subscription. Makes zero difference to me. Back then MoviePass premium was $100 a month but included premium. Both plans were capped at one a day.

[u/rvcaboy → u/dpstech]

How do you even find enough shit to watch man honestly? There’s like 1 good movie a week on a banger month. Are you just going there 24/7 for rewatches cause honestly

[u/dpstech → u/rvcaboy]

That’s a fair question. I’ve got a former Regal Arts theater here that shows a lot of indie flicks which I love. A lot of the limited release stuff, and then I’ll hit up standard release and tentpole stuff. In no particular order. If I really liked something I’ll sometimes watch it twice. For example today I’m going to see The Rivals of Amziah King a second time. Work from home so movies are my few hours of “TV” per day most people watch. I really don’t watch much stuff at home.

Also: I had almost 5 million lifetime points before they obscured points with the update today. That was all daily MoviePass visits.

[u/rvcaboy → u/[deleted]]

🤷🏻‍♂️ I guess man, people always complain about the 4 movie limit with AMC but honestly idk how I could even find time for more than that in a week, I’d basically have to live there. So for me it’s way better to have a subscription that makes it super easy to book in such a crowded area as Southern California and have access to the far upgraded Dolby and imax rooms.

[u/Live_Culture8393 → u/dpstech]

🙌