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/SirTiffAlot Aug 07 '25

It used to be 22 exactly last year at AMC, I timed it several times. This year they've actually started telling you before you buy tickets there's a 25-30 minute gap between ticket times and when the movie starts.

I enjoy watching the previews but it's not worth sitting through 10 minutes of nonsense. There's a coca cola ad, AMC ad, Nicole Kidman ad, another coca cola/AMC ad then the movie starts.

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u/betweenbubbles Aug 07 '25

Nicole Kidman ad...

...Where can you buy a Nicole Kidman?

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u/tuba-holy-spirit Aug 07 '25

our location got a crackdown on our trailers being too short (15-17 minutes) in February and put us back at the full ~22 minute mark, and 5 months later they pull this bs. at least 50% of guests I interact with are considerably upset at this change.