While moviegoers are long past the days of rushing to the movie theater to make it to their seats before the listed showtime, AMC is now giving a courtesy heads-up that’s hard to miss. Previews and various advertisements have almost always come before movies in theaters, and that aspect won't ...
  • wise_pancake
    49·
    2 days ago

    “Movies start 25-30 minutes after showtime,” the AMC disclaimer reads.

    showtime noun show·​time *ˈshō-ˌtīm *

    : the scheduled or actual time at which a show or something likened to a show begins

    • TheImpressiveX@piefed.socialOPEnglish
      23·
      2 days ago

      For AMC and other major theater chains, the trailers and advertisements are considered part of the “show”. It’s part of their website terms of service somewhere, but I can’t find it right now.

    • magnetosphere@fedia.io
      5·
      2 days ago

      or something likened to a show

      lol whoever wrote this definition must have seen some absolute garbage

      • wise_pancake
        2·
        2 days ago

        Miriam is the only dictionary which included that bit, and I assume it’s because you can describe any event start as showtime.

        But commercials are not the show.