Late last year I subscribed to AMC Theater’s loyalty program and subscription services ‘A-List’ and here is a back of the envelope calculation for how that has paid off for me.

The monthly cost of the program is $23.95 and for that that are a number of benefits but the central one is the ability to see up to three movies a week. All feature films excluding special screenings such as those hosted by Fathom Events are eligible.

In the first ten months of 2019 I have attended 36 feature films using my AMC A-List benefits, 14 were matinee screenings and 22 would have been full price admissions. IN my area the early showing run about $8 and the evening showing about $15. That means in ticket prices I have watched about $500 dollars worth of feature films in the theater but my subscription ran about $250.

The short answer is that for me the A-list is a certified deal.