Ready Time
You know what you need to do. Ready Time tells you when.
Movie night has a hidden schedule. The feature starts 15 to 25 minutes after the time on your ticket, the popcorn line moves at its own pace, and the parking structure sits between you and both. Ready Time plans backward from showtime, popcorn included.
Between the time on your ticket and the actual opening scene sits a stack you don't control: the ads, the trailers, the reminder to silence your phone. The feature lands 15 to 25 minutes after the printed time, and the exact number is the theater's business. The trap is treating that gap as permission to leave late, then spending all of it in the parking structure and the popcorn line, and still missing the opening scene.
Everything you control happens before the lights dim: leaving the house, the drive, parking, concessions. Ready Time gives each its own slot counting back from showtime. If you'd rather skip the trailers on purpose, set your deadline 15 minutes after the ticket time and stroll in as the studio logos roll. Either way it's a decision, not a scramble.
Typically 15 to 30 minutes, depending on the chain. AMC has told customers to expect 25 to 30 minutes, roughly 20 is a common estimate at other large chains, and small independent theaters often run 10 or less. Note that runtimes listed online are the feature only, so previews come on top when you're planning the babysitter.
No. The printed showtime is when the preview reel starts, not the feature. If the listing says 7:00 and the theater runs 20 minutes of trailers, the movie itself starts around 7:20. Reserved seating makes it tempting to cut it close, but the concession line doesn't know about your seat.
Ready Time
You know what you need to do. Ready Time tells you when.
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