With MoviePass announcing plans for surge pricing and AMC Stubs A-List set to launch June 26th, there are a lot of ways to see films in theaters beyond simply buying movie tickets at the box office. Let’s take a look at the monthly movie theater subscription services currently available to North American consumers.

AMC Stubs A-List

Here’s a breakdown of what the four major movie theater subscription services in the U.S. currently offer or have in store for their members.As you can see from the listings below, each service has theirand, especially when it comes to pricing for different formats or the perks offered for even being a member.Let’s start with the newest dog in the pound ...

CON: Will pay $19.95/month, the most expensive of all the services.

Will pay $19.95/month, the most expensive of all the services. Can see up to three movies every week.

PRO: Can see movies at any of AMC’s US movie locations and in all premium formats, including IMAX at AMC, Dolby Cinema, PRIME at AMC, RealD 3D, BigD and D-Box.

Can see movies at any of AMC’s US movie locations and in all premium formats, including IMAX at AMC, Dolby Cinema, PRIME at AMC, RealD 3D, BigD and D-Box. Won’t need a physical card. There is a virtual card accessible via the AMC mobile app.

Will have a three-month minimum commitment. Membership lasts until you opt out of recurring billing. Credit or debit cards charged recurring monthly fee on same day each month.

PRO: Can make reservations online or via the AMC app for free. E-ticketing is only available in limited locations for MoviePass.

Can make reservations online or via the AMC app for free. E-ticketing is only available in limited locations for MoviePass. PRO: Receive benefits of AMC Stubs Premiere complimentary, with the addition of seeing up to three movies per week. They will also earn points on the monthly membership charge, with points earned at the rate of 100 points per $1.

Receive benefits of AMC Stubs Premiere complimentary, with the addition of seeing up to three movies per week. They will also earn points on the monthly membership charge, with points earned at the rate of 100 points per $1. CON: Won’t receive AMC Stubs points for tickets reserved through A-List. However, they will earn points on monthly recurring charge as well as any additional tickets or concessions purchased.

Won’t receive AMC Stubs points for tickets reserved through A-List. However, they will earn points on monthly recurring charge as well as any additional tickets or concessions purchased. CON: The service only works at AMC theaters, obviously.

Cinemark Movie Club

PRO: Subscription price is $8.99/month

Subscription price is $8.99/month One 2D adult ticket per month (any movie, any time).

Premium format upcharges may apply for versions other than just 2D.

Unused credits roll over to the next month and never expire when you’re a member.

PRO over MoviePass: Redeem your credit online, in the app, or at any box office.

over MoviePass: Redeem your credit online, in the app, or at any box office. Credits are saved to your Cinemark account and are automatically applied at checkout.

PRO: Reserve seats online or in their app with no fees.

Reserve seats online or in their app with no fees. PRO: Save 20% on concessions by scanning your Cinemark ID at checkout. Similar to AMC Stubs but a blanket saving is nice.

Save 20% on concessions by scanning your Cinemark ID at checkout. Similar to AMC Stubs but a blanket saving is nice. Pay membership price of $8.99 for additional/companion tickets.

No contract, cancel anytime.

CON: Only works at Cinemark theaters, obviously.

Sinemia

Once the service launches June 26th, AMC Stubs A-List members: Cinemark Movie Club offers:

Tiered memberships starting at one movie ticket per month at $4.99 (“Classic”) to three movie tickets per month at $14.99 (“Elite”), which includes all Classic features plus premium formats like 3D. That makes this a PRO over MoviePass.

over MoviePass. Billed annually (although they don’t do refunds if you cancel before the year is up).

Tickets for any theater, any day, any showtime, any movie. No blackouts.

Sinemia Premium membership covers 2D, 3D, IMAX, 4DX, DBOX, and ScreenX.

Advance ticket purchasing using Sinemia Cardless online.

No physical card (Sinemia Cardless via online activation). This might be a CON as it offers no theater chain-related discounts (like AMC Stubs or that 20% concessions markdown for Cinemark)

MoviePass

CON: Implement “high demand” pricing -- an added charge starting at $2 -- for films their app considers most popular with subscribers, starting in July. That means MoviePass subscribers will pay more if they want to go see, say, the next Marvel movie.

Implement “high demand” pricing -- an added charge starting at $2 -- for films their app considers most popular with subscribers, starting in July. That means MoviePass subscribers will pay more if they want to go see, say, the next Marvel movie. Offer a bring-a-friend option that will allow subscribers to buy an additional ticket through their app at around retail price. This will finally address a long-standing criticism of the service by allowing users to choose seats next to one another for assigned theater seating. This is expected to commence in August.

No more 2D only screenings! At a premium price ( CON ), subscribers will be able to see movies in IMAX or Real 3D. According to MoviePass, the average additional price is expected to be between $2 and $6. This change is expected to begin in August. It's a PRO that this is happening but a CON while they still don't have it implemented.

), subscribers will be able to see movies in IMAX or Real 3D. According to MoviePass, the average additional price is expected to be between $2 and $6. This change is expected to begin in August. It's a that this is happening but a while they still don't have it implemented. Annual plan subscribers, however, won’t be subject to "high demand" pricing and they can also opt out of the bring-a-friend or premium-price features.

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Sinemia offers:Big changes are coming to MoviePass . Beset by ongoing financial woes and under fire from theater chains, MoviePass has gone from being the leading movie theater subscription service (with over three million subscribers ) to apparently fighting for its own survival as theaters and rival subscription services up their respective games.A standard MoviePass membership currently costs $9.95 a month during which time a subscriber can see one 2D movie a day, every day, for as long as their subscription lasts … just not the same movie twice. The company has now revealed they are implementing new features in the coming weeks, some of which will surely not sit well with consumers. (MoviePass has already weathered a slew of customer service complaints , mainly tied to their required debit cards, data collection policies , and abrupt cancellations .)MoviePass will soon:And according to Business Insider ‘s interview with MoviePass CEO Mitch Lowe, “subscribers would eventually be able to use both the premium and bring-a-friend options for the same movie, but for the launch they would have to choose between the two. He added that both features would be available on the app by the end of August.”Keep it here on IGN for all the latest updates on the ongoing battle between MoviePass, AMC, and Hollywood in general.