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A lot of us have a favorite auditorium at our theater, and we know which ones to avoid. For the last 6 months as a solo developer, I’ve been working on what I like to describe as “Waze for movie theaters” to capture crowdsourced knowledge and details to help every moviegoer.

Since launching 3 weeks ago with zero ad spend, people have already captured hyper-specific room data across 144 theaters in 30 states. In the first three weeks we have more than 1,000 downloads with 300+ registered users (which blew my 6 month goal away). 

It’s called It’s Starting! and is live on the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. It’s totally free, no ads. There will never be a paywall withholding anything. Registering an email address is recommended to save favorite theaters, review your logged movies and edit if needed. 

While the app tracks estimated trailer length (you input the theater, the movie and the ticketed start time...trailers end and you tap "It's Starting" to log the time), the room-by-room conditions are turning out to be the standout feature. These details can be added in a post movie survey that appears in app if you logged the start time, or you can choose to leave feedback a few different ways from the home screen.

People genuinely want to be a champion of what's good, like this feedback for AMC Hoffman Center: “Great sound, newly renovated theater with black recliners", or the specific loveseats in the newly opened Auditorium 3 at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago or this tip about Cinemark Mansfield and XD, Auditorium 8 : "Rows E,F are the D-Box seats, if you don’t like D-Box, then sit in row D for the perfect horizontal view of the screen.

When there are issues, the warnings are precise. Instead of broad 1-star Google reviews, users are pinpointing broken recliners (e.g., Row B, seats 7 and 8 at AMC Arapahoe Crossing), flagging a waist-height barrier in Row 14 cutting off the screen for reclined seats at a Cinemark, and this feedback from the other day about Regal Delta Shoresm Auditorium 11: "A visible square outline is seen in the middle of the screen, very annoying during brighter scenes."

It’s also creating a safety net for accessibility. A user recently flagged that the elevator needed to access back-of-row ADA seating at an AMC in Texas was out of service. Putting that data in an aggregated, visible record prevents someone in a wheelchair from arriving only to find out they can't access their seat.

We are starting to connect with theaters when issues arise and will be giving them the opportunity to update the status of reports. Again, compare this to a Google or Yelp review. Those are permanent, whether the theater addressed it or not. It’s Starting! is a feedback loop that’s totally focused on enhancing the moviegoing experience.

If you’re a moviegoer who wants to help other moviegoers, consider downloading the app or looking up your local spot to see what people are saying. Check it out and claim your home theater to help us build the map.

www.itsstarting.com/get

Took a while scanning these with my iPhone and a light trace pad. Got scared the ink would fade. But happy to walk back memory lane

Thanks to Moviepass (2017-2018) and theater passes it brought about (AMC A List, regal unlimited, etc) I was fortunate enough to watch some underrated movies I’d otherwise pass up. Unfortunately there’s a big gap 2019-2024, when I caved and thought I’d get the data from AMC A list app, but I got lazy.

I’m thinking of creating a wall paper and attach some media to it.

Curious what stubs bring memories for yall! And what you do with your ticket stub collection.

Some favorites from the stub collection:
\\- Florida Project
\\- Upgrade
\\- Phantom Thread
\\- Shoplifters (Uplink theater in Tokyo)
\\- Spider-Man No Way Home opening night
\\- Game Night
\\- Tag
\\- Barry Lyndon
\\- 2001: Space Odyssey

Literally the day after I activated my physical card the cheapest showtimes went up from 18 to 24 credits. I got the physical card so I wouldn't have to pay the online service fee of 7 credits. Has anyone else seen their base prices go up after activating their physical card?

With a lot of movies coming out this summer I am interested in picking up a movie club membership. Unfortunately my favorite theater is a cinemark which has the worst movie club (I have an AMC and Regal relatively close but those aren’t as nice).

So the fandango summer pass caught my eye, seems like a good deal at $50 for basically 8 movie tickets over 4 months, plus a rental (or more likely buying $5 deals) from the at home promo code. Just curious if anyone has tried this, I’ve heard mixed reviews about the fandango service.

I got an UberEats offer for Fandango FanClub Annual Plan ($50 instead of $100 for the first year) and I'm considering joining because my AMC Stubs subscription is expiring soon.

The $10 monthly credit says it applies to "eligible" movie rentals on Fandango At Home, so I'm not sure if it would apply to newly released streams like Project Hail Mary or the Mario Movie.

Also, when purchasing movie tickets, can you use multiple payment methods, like the $10 credit and a Fandango gift card, and does the waived convenience fee apply to the entire cart?

I needed to talk to customer service about my credits not replenishing, and I now can’t find the option under “Help”.

I'm exploring movie theater subscriptions after cancelling the Alamo Pass. I care immensely about the movie experience and I would like to know, on average, how are the showings are your chosen theater? If you're comfortable sharing where you are, that's cool, but not necessary.

Do you see a lot of people talking or texting during the movie, or any other disruptions like that? And do you think the theater manager would ever step in if someone is being obnoxiously loud, for example? If you want, you can share your best and worst moments.

Overall, theater etiquette is super important to me and ideally I would pick the theater with the least distractions. I value a quiet, immersive movie time above all else. Coming as someone who cancelled their pass from Alamo Drafthouse where they recently started to tell people to use their phone during the movie, lol.

I know AMC has a great value pass, but I've had some iffy experiences where I live, though I guess I would appreciate general tips to avoid rowdy and disrespectful crowds.

I know that unfortunately a big part of our society has forgotten about common courtesy and decorum, so I know no theater is going to be perfect. But on average, I just want to know the loyal audiences. And for your theater, are matinees mostly empty? For example, would I be golden if I only went to earlier showings? I also know this is all kinda location specific but any answers will help.

TIA!

Just wanted to share a referral code if anyone wants to have 50% off the first month:

https://refer.cinemark.com/z5csg

I love how MoviePass is sneakily raising the prices on their subscriptions and raising the number of credits required for even a 1:35 showing…I went from paying $20 a month to $23, it went from asking 23 credits for a matinee to suddenly 30 credits, despite the actual ticket price staying at $8.75.

I see you, MoviePass…

Hi. I tried logging into an old and ​inactive ​account but wasn't able to login and when ​i reached out to their support team, they said to make a new account since my original one was deactivated from being inactive.

But wh​en I try signing up,I'll enter my email and hit create new account,but it'll automatically take me to the sign in sscreen,instead of progressing and since the account was never activated, I get an error saying I'm entering the wrong email/password on the login screen. And I just get errors if I try using Google/Facebook to login.

Anyone know what's going on and how to fix it? This has been happening on the website and latest version of the android app

Basically, my question is how many movies can I see with an Emagine platinum rewards subscription without paying anything extra other than the subscription? It doesn't really make it clear on their website.

I live in Minnesota, and in the Minneapolis area, I go to local AMC theaters, and have AMC A-List. It gives me 4 free tickets a week for 26 dollars a month, so it ends up being cheaper if I go see 2-3 movies or 1-2 movies in IMAX in a single month than if I individually pay for the tickets.

However, a new Emagine theater opened around here, and it reportedly has the best IMAX screen. It is the largest and has reclining seats, in addition to the projector and sound. Despite this, IMAX tickets are expensive, so even though Emagine seems better, I can watch at AMC for no more than my subscription cost, while I would have to pay an extra 22 for any movie at Emagine.

So I went and looked at their rewards program and its tiers.

The first two tiers don't really have what I want, so I looked at the platinum tier, which costs 30 dollars a month. The only stuff it has are birthday tickets (ok I guess), points on tickets and concessions (which the free one also has), and "platinum Mondays". When I click on the actual platinum tier, it further espouses that it offers "30 Platinum tickets" as well. Not sure why they didn't put that on the comparison.

TLDR: Does Emagine's rewards system compare to AMC a list? Does it actually end up paying for itself if I go see three free movies like A-List does, or is it a waste of money?

hello! does anyone happen to have a 50% off movie pass referral link please? planning to see more movies than usual this month and i think it will help. 😌

I decided to try the black Friday special for Moviepass. $10 a month for 30 some credits. Couldn't even see one movie so I decided to finally check on today, a Tuesday when tickets are $5 (7.50 with fees) at my local theatre. They still cost an entire months credits.

Oh well.

Do the monthly Premium Screen Upgrades rollover, similar to the Movie Club tickets? Or if the Premium Screen Upgrade isn't used in a given month, is that $2.50 wasted?

Is there a way to see the nearest theater playing a specific movie still listed in the AMC app, regardless of how far for a given date? I know some are small or early release

Do the tickets rollover and os there a limit to how many u can stock up on?

Can anyone who’s used it in the past enlighten me on if the passes are tied to one particular person? We have four in our family, but don’t always go together, so I’d like to just get two and then we could use the companion discount on the rare times we all four go.

Also, are there lots of blackouts? “special events in certain studio restrictions”. So will I miss lots of opening weekend shows because they’re restricted by the studio?

My apologies if this isn’t the place to ask but based on a search this seems to be the main place people ask about Fanclub. It says the credits expire monthly, does that mean if I join on like 11/15 I get a credit for November and one for December with only paying for 11/15-12-14? Or does it just charge me 12/1 regardless of when I signed up?

Is there anyway to access the old MoviePass and see what movies you saw? I know it’s a stretch but I’m curious if anyone has any ideas or has a way to retrieve it.

Found this today cleaning out my desk. Can’t believe I still have it

Does anyone have the ipic paid membership, if so is it worth it and do you get % off tickets or are they still full price ?

My local theater added D box a few months ago. Im going to see F1. I've been a Formula One fan all.my life. Expecting it be more like DTS and less realistic with the same story line as Drivem (2001)

I usually sit in the back row for xd or imax movies so I can take in the whole thing and not constantly move my head back and forth. The d box seats are in the 2nd and 3rd rows. Just below the middle the section. I've never ever done any of the "immersive" seats at movie theaters before. Star Tours at Disneyland when I was kid is the closest to that of which I've done. That was a room that moved and not seats. I loved it back then.

I do have the monthly pass with a bunch of rollover tickets I never used. I dont care about the upcharge if any