[baxter]

Many cinema chains in the UK have offers like this. My girlfriend has a cinema card that costs her £15 a month and allows her to see any film she likes (although she has to pay about £1.50 extra to see 3D films). This is an offer that's been available for at least 8 or 9 years. Tickets for 2D films in the UK typically cost around £7.50 (higher in London).

Granted this cinema card is only useable in cinemas belonging to the same chain.

Do any US cinema chains offer similar services?

[jpetazzo]

Same in France since years. There are a few big theatre chains; if I remember correctly, at least 2 of them have an "unlimited" card. The UGC[1] one is 20 EUR/month (~30 USD), which is roughly the price of 2 tickets. A lot of people subscribe to the card, and then watch stuff that they would not have watched otherwise — and they are generally happy with it. I cannot tell if they really find the movies interesting, or if they are just rationalizing their experience and refusing to consider the subscription as a waste :-)

[1] http://www.ugc.fr/typepage.do?alias=carteugcillimite

[mike-cardwell]

Yeah. I had one for CineWorld.co.uk for several years. If you went to the cinema at least twice a month it was cheaper to buy the unlimited card.

$50/month is about twice as expensive as it is in the UK and has been for years, for unlimited films.