See up to 3 movies every week in Dolby Cinema®, IMAX®, RealD® 3D, digital and more for just $19.95/month (+tax).
Come back on Tuesday, June 26 to join! Can’t wait till then? View our Frequently Asked Questions for more details.

What is AMC Stubs A-List?
Launching on June 26th, 2018, AMC Stubs A-List will be our newest and best tier in the AMC Stubs loyalty program! See up to 3 movies every week including all our premium formats such as Dolby Cinema ®, IMAX® at AMC®, PRIME at AMC®, RealD® 3D, BigD® and D-Box at any of our U.S locations. Members can make advance reservations online and via the AMC app for free. Not only that, AMC Stubs A-List members also receive benefits of AMC Stubs Premiere complimentary.


What are the benefits of AMC Stubs A-List?
AMC Stubs A-List members receive all the same benefits that an AMC Stubs Premiere member receives with the addition of seeing up to 3 movies per week.


What movies can I see?
Films that are eligible for this A-List benefit are standard 2D, Digital, films as well as films in Dolby Cinema ®, IMAX® at AMC®, PRIME at AMC®, RealD® 3D, BigD® and D-Box. IMAX VR ® and special events such as, but not limited to, fan events, private screenings, movie marathon/double features, Metropolitan Opera, broadcasts of sporting events and other showtimes and events that are priced above standard ticket price admissions (including select showtimes of certain foreign language films) are not eligible and are excluded from the A-List Program. Check individual showtimes for details.


How many reservations can I make?
A-List reservations can be made any time after movie tickets go on sale. Members may not have more than 3 reservations at any time, regardless of whether the showtimes fall within the same week. You will not be able to make a reservation if the start of that movie begins before the previous movie ends.


Do I have to pay online ticketing fees?
AMC Stubs A-List members never pay online ticketing fees!

AMC CEO Adam Aron knows that his theater chain’s new $19.95 monthly movie ticket subscription service Stubs A-List is double the price of MoviePass and that’s because he’s aiming to make the program “beneficial” for “all involved.” A good deal for consumers, but one which won’t rob distribution, studios and exhibition partners like RealD and Imax with a flat-across-the-board price structure.

A higher price is necessary a month, so as not to hemorrhage cash from AMC, a plight Helios & Matheson’s MoviePass is facing as its stock trades at a low $0.32. Not to mention, there are added perks in AMC’s subscription program that MoviePass has been slowed to adapt. Aron also mentioned that those members who sign up now for the June 26 launch of the A-List program will have a guaranteed lock on the monthly rate for the next year. The price of this monthly membership program can fluctuate up or down depending on the marketplace.

“Our program will be profitable while others struggle to be profitable,” said Aron without specifically naming MoviePass.

Aron forecast that for every 1 million A-List subscribers, AMC will generate a run rate of incremental EBIDTA of $15M-$25M per annum. This assume a steady average visit per A-List member of 2.5 visits a month. If their visits drop to 2.25, then incremental EBIDTA could spike by another $10M.

That said, the ramp up of the rewards program will bound to gain traction financially over a few quarters, and there’s bound to be a net $5M-$10M net cost in ticket revenues over the next six months for the world’s largest exhibitor. But if there’s a time to lose such money, it’s now says Aron with the domestic box office at $5.5 billion running 6% ahead of last year’s. “AMC is on fire right now, and that fire is roaring hot,” beamed Aron to analysts. Aron mentioned that AMC has set aside a $5M war chest to digitally market A-List and to target rival exhibitors’ rewards members as well as encouraging the current AMC rewards population to upgrade.

Aron has faith in the economics of his new A list program as his German and UK cinemas already have their own monthly ticket sub programs, which is how he hammered out the numbers on this. Plus, he has experience in spiking attendance with season passes at ski resorts when he was at in the travel business, plus as the co-owner of the 76ers.

Overall, Aron sees A-List as a means to spike attendance among millennials, who’ve fallen off in their movie attendance, relegating their visits strictly to Marvel and big event pictures, and who are attracted by low cost monthly subscription all-you-can-eat incentives like Netflix.

Aron said that the Stubs rewards program is a huge success swelling its membership from 2.5M households two years ago to nearly 15M currently.

On a conference call with analysts Wednesday, AMC chief executive Adam Aron said the new program “is being done at a sustainable price point where we can be very confident that we will be profitable.”

Mr. Aron said the company is estimating subscribers will see 2.5 movies a month and that the service will generate additional annual profits of between $15 million and $25 million for each million sign-ups.

Due to marketing costs and the fact that initial subscribers will likely be among the heaviest users, AMC expects to take a hit to earnings of between $10 million and $15 million in the next six months, Mr. Aron added. But he said AMC Stubs A-List will likely be “neutral to positive” to earnings in 2019 and “meaningfully accretive” in 2020.

Aron forecast that for every 1 million A-List subscribers, AMC will generate a run rate of incremental EBIDTA of $15M-$25M per annum. This assume a steady average visit per A-List member of 2.5 visits a month. If their visits drop to 2.25, then incremental EBIDTA could spike by another $10M.

That said, the ramp up of the rewards program will bound to gain traction financially over a few quarters, and there’s bound to be a net $5M-$10M net cost in ticket revenues over the next six months for the world’s largest exhibitor. But if there’s a time to lose such money, it’s now says Aron with the domestic box office at $5.5 billion running 6% ahead of last year’s. “AMC is on fire right now, and that fire is roaring hot,” beamed Aron to analysts. Aron mentioned that AMC has set aside a $5M war chest to digitally market A-List and to target rival exhibitors’ rewards members as well as encouraging the current AMC rewards population to upgrade.

Aron has faith in the economics of his new A list program as his German and UK cinemas already have their own monthly ticket sub programs, which is how he hammered out the numbers on this. Plus, he has experience in spiking attendance with season passes at ski resorts when he was at in the travel business, plus as the co-owner of the 76ers.