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A Lawmaker in Connecticut Wants to Make Theaters Say What Time a Movie Actually Starts

A lawmaker in Connecticut wants to require movie theaters to list exactly the time a movie actually starts after trailers and ads.

“It seems to be an abuse of people’s time,” Looney told the Register Citizen. When buying tickets on the AMC website or its app, a small question mark you can mouse over next to a movie’s listed run time says to “please allow approximately 20 extra minutes for pre-shows and trailers before the show starts.” AMC is the world’s largest movie exhibitor, but it is by no means the only one with such a warning. “Announcing the start time of the actual movie would definitely disincentivize our business partners’ video messaging which would have a direct negative impact on our financial stability in an already so challenging environment,” Peter H. Gistelinck, executive director at the Avon Theatre in Stamford, CT told the Citizen.

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