On this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle cover the updates from the Sundance Streaming Festival as it wraps up and the biggest movie releases this month. In the feature segment, Daniel speaks with Stacy Spikes, co-founder and CEO of MoviePass, about the company’s beta relaunch, tiered programs, and service upgrades to improve moviegoing experience.

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Episode Resources:

• MoviePass

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:37 Valentine’s Day plans
• 02:28 Sundance Streaming Festival wraps up
• 04:13 What movies did you watch?
• 07:56 Pathaan
• 10:04 Top box office films, Billie Eilish concert
• 16:04 Two new releases from Universal
• 20:16 MoviePass
• 23:42 Getting funding
• 26:50 Cinema needs software upgrade
• 29:12 Concerns during MoviePass relaunch
• 31:47 MoviePass tiered upgrade
• 35:29 Partners 
• 38:31 Film variety and premium experience
• 41:34 Beta launch
• 47:15 Incorporating customer service
• 48:31 Multiple price points