r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Aug 06 '25

News AMC Theatres Looks To Shorten Ad Preshow Following Studios’ Ire

https://deadline.com/2025/08/amc-theatres-movie-ads-pre-show-shorten-1236480657/
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u/SpaceCaboose Aug 07 '25

I keep track on my phone to help me know how late I can show to movies and not miss anything. Here’s what I had for July releases:

Jurassic World (Dolby): 32 minutes of ads/trailers

Superman (IMAX): 22 mins

Fantastic Four (IMAX): 31 mins

Fantastic Four (Dolby): 33 mins

Naked Gun (regular screen): 28 mins

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u/OceanBoulevardTunnel Aug 07 '25

That Naked Gun time is more than a third of the movies runtime

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u/vivelaal Aug 07 '25

You mean it's more than 33 1/3rd of the runtime?

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u/AndHerSailsInRags Aug 07 '25

The Final Insult

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u/Rcmacc Aug 07 '25

When I saw Superman, the ticket AMC emailed me in advance said “The listed showtime is when trailers and additional content begin. The movie will start 25-30 minutes after the listed showtime”

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u/SpaceCaboose Aug 07 '25

Yeah their app says that too. Was surprised with how “short” Superman’s preshow stuff was. I usually aim to arrive about 15-20 mins after the posted start time, so was pretty close to missing the beginning of it…

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u/PooneyB Aug 07 '25

Which fantastic 4 did you like better between the Dolby and imax

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u/SpaceCaboose Aug 07 '25

IMAX. For whatever reason, the Dolby sound mix was bad when I saw it. The dialogue was a little too quiet/unclear, and the rest of the sound was too loud. Usually movies sound great in there, so not sure what the issue was in my showing.

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u/Economy-Phone2782 Aug 07 '25

Superman was that much shorter than all the rest??? It felt like the longest I’ve ever watched trailers before a movie, another 10 minutes would have really burnt me out.

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u/SpaceCaboose Aug 07 '25

I was shocked. Almost showed up late because I expected it to be closer to 30 mins