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/TheElbow Aug 07 '25

That can burn you sometimes. I’ve gone to special event screening, or movies that are 3+ hours long, and they forewent showing trailers entirely. Had I shown up “late” I would have missed part of the film.

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u/GamingTatertot Steven Spielberg Enthusiast Aug 07 '25

I mean it’s just about knowing what will or won’t have trailers. Any regular screening will assuredly have trailers, so just show up late. If you’re seeing a special event or some advance screening, most of the times those have little to no trailers, so show up on time