Prices are increasing on everything, includingAMC Stubs A-List. However, the price hike comes with an added benefit that could pay off for moviegoers in the long run. During economic uncertainty, movies are typically a great escape; traditionally, going to the movies is a cheaper entertainment alternative. However, ticket prices have increased quite a bit over the past decade, while the average American income has not, which has made the idea of streaming movies at home a more attractive – and affordable – alternative.Movie theaters are doing everything they can to bring back moviegoers, and AMC A-List is one of the best options out there.
In an official announcement (viaVariety), AMC revealed thatstarting June 16, 2025, it’s raising the price of AMC A-List memberships to $27.99 per month in all AMC theaters nationwide, or $25.99 per month in every location other than New York and California.This is a $2 price hike from the previous monthly subscription of $24.95 for all AMC theaters and $22.95 for every location other than California, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.Yet unlike other subscription services that raise the price with no additional bonus, AMC A-List members will now get an extra movie reservation, bumping it up from three movies a week to four.
“This is our first price increase in years, and even so, A-List is still an incredible bargain. Even with this necessary price adjustment, in most cases the cost of an A-List membership will be less than seeing two movies per month as a non-member, especially so if you see a movie in our premium formats and/or buy your tickets online,” Aron’s statement continued. “We appreciate your dedication to watching movies on the big screens of AMC with our soon-to-be even better benefits of an A-List membership.”
AMC A-List was launched on July 18, 2025, and initially cost $19.95 per month to see up to three movies a week. It was launched to compete withMoviePass, which offered moviegoers the chance to see one movie a day for only $9.99 a month. That was too good an offer to last, and within a year of the announcement, MoviePass famously collapsed. AMC A-List swooped in to become a must-have for cinephiles. It has become a cornerstone of film culture, along with logging movies on Letterboxd, and people even cheer when the Nicole Kidman ad starts playing before a movie at AMC.
AMC A-List Is a Great Investment for Moviegoers
While the idea of a $30 monthly subscription certainly sounds like a lot for an individual, it is still a savvy investment for someone who plans to go to the movies. For example, anIMAX showingofCaptain America: Brave New Worldat 7PM in Los Angeles on opening nightwould cost $25.99 on its own without the $2.69 ticket fee, bringing it to $28.68, just a dollar and some change cheaper than an AMC A-List subscription would cost. The subscription service pays for itself with just one premium-format ticket. With the A-List subscription, a moviegoer is more likely to see another film within the month instead of spending all their money on one movie, giving a boost to smaller films that audiences might have overlooked in favor of seeing a big blockbuster.
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That fourth additional movie reservation spot is also a nice compensation for the price hike, meaning someone could see up to 16 movies in one month if they wanted to, more than making up for the price of the service. That stands in sharp contrast toNetflix, which recently raised its standard price to $17 a monthwith no added benefits and charging nearly $10 a month to add an extra person to an ad-free plan. The price hike for AMC A-List will go into effect right as the summer movie season begins, just five days afterThunderbolts*opens in theaters. With so many high-profile blockbusters arriving in theaters – includingSuperman,The Fantastic Four: First Steps,Jurassic World: Rebirth,28 Years Later,M3GAN 2.0, andMission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning –a $30 subscription service to see all of those movies, possibly multiple times in premium formats, seems like a better investment than paying $20 a month for Netflix’s latest original movie.
