$100M Per Quarter Collapse — MoviePass Disaster | Financial History Documentary

$100M per quarter losses triggered the collapse of MoviePass — a Financial History Documentary on how a viral subscription burned cash, locked users out, and destroyed investor capital.

This Financial History Documentary analyzes the rise and collapse of the ticket app that promised unlimited theatrical movies for $9.95 per month. The company scaled rapidly, ignored marginal ticket costs, and turned growth into a cash-burning machine that ultimately forced desperate defensive actions.

What you’ll learn in this Financial History Documentary:

The pricing decision that ignored marginal ticket cost
How rapid scale amplified losses to roughly $100M per quarter
Why locking users out was a defensive move that destroyed trust
The investor timeline: emergency funding, dilution, and write-offs
The forensic lessons on unit economics and sustainable growth

This case study shows how negative unit economics can destroy even the fastest-growing companies. The collapse of MoviePass became a defining warning sign for founders, investors, and consumers about the dangers of subsidized growth without a path to profitability.

Timestamps:

0:00 — Viral promise and explosive growth
1:12 — The $9.95 pricing decision
3:05 — Early warning signs and heavy users
5:20 — Cash burn reaches $100M per quarter
7:30 — The lockout that signaled collapse
9:45 — Investor fallout and write-offs
11:10 — The final forensic lessons

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