The credits are not quite yet rolling on MoviePass, but barring a major twist, the end feels near. Like many film plots, the story of MoviePass has been filled with monumental peaks, contentious rivalries and plenty of confusion. Here’s a timeline of events to keep track of it all. The company hopes to outlast its other fledgling competitors to become the “Netflix of movie theaters.” But when 19,000 people sign up for the service in a single day, they find theaters resistant to letting them in. October 2012: A new beta version is rolled out, with monthly prices ranging between $29 and $34 a month.

Source: New York Times July 31, 2018 20:15 UTC