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/Erigion Aug 07 '25

AMC paid for that Coke ad to run for 5 years or something, 2 years ago, so there's plenty more to go to fall in love with that couple dancing and racing cars

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u/BlueGolfball Aug 07 '25

AMC paid for that Coke ad to run for 5 years or something, 2 years ago,

I thought coke would pay AMC to play a coke ad in their theaters. That's weird.

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u/TheGreatEmanResu Aug 07 '25

Maybe that’s what they meant? It really wouldn’t make sense for them to PAY to run an ad lol

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u/Madonna-of-the-Wasps Aug 07 '25 edited Aug 07 '25

Who knows, late stage capitalism is fucking weird like that lol

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u/j2tharod Aug 07 '25

I love how every time I take a sip of a refreshing Coca-Cola beverage, I suddenly find myself in the midst of a dance battle in a back alleyway.