Atom Tickets

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Atom Tickets, LLC
FoundersMatthew Bakal, Ameesh Paleja, Geoff Shaevitz [1]
Headquarters,
U.S.
ServicesMovie Ticketing
Website atomtickets.com

Atom Tickets is a company based in Santa Monica, California that sells movie tickets and services through its app and website.

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History

Established in 2014, Atom Tickets' Series A funding was led by Lionsgate. [2] It was started by three partners, Matthew Bakal (currently co-founder and chairman), Ameesh Paleja (co-founder), and Geoff Shaevitz (co-founder). [3] Paleja says that the idea for Atom Tickets came about because he and his friends, "were frustrated with the experience of coordinating a night out at the movies with friends. Between planning the group and picking the movie, the theater, and the show time, plans often fall apart." [4] On February 1, 2016, they announced a completed Series B round of financing from investors that include The Walt Disney Company, 20th Century Fox and Lionsgate. [2] On May 21, 2018, Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia joined as investors and advisers. [5]

Services

Atom Tickets allows users to buy movie tickets through their app or at their website. In addition to ticket sales, some theaters offer advanced concession sales through the service. [6]

In March 2019, Atom Tickets launched Atom Movie Access, a movie subscription service for cinemas that allows exhibitors to create their own customized movie subscription plan. [7] [8] [9]

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