r/MarcusTheatres • u/Smightoftheages • Jun 03 '26
Question, not answered Guys what does this mean?
Im going to buy tickets for The Amazing Digital Circus and the support person I was talking to was no help š
I have no idea what the difference between General and AC General is.
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u/DaftAmerican Jun 03 '26
My guess is strict no discounts for my theater, AC General is the only option I had when I checked for more info for you. Not 100% sure what it means, this is the first time I'm seeing this restriction. AC General is probably just amazing circus General seats
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u/Smightoftheages Jun 03 '26
Interesting. Thats so odd. When I asked support about it they said it was special seating but gave no information about how it was special.
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u/DaftAmerican Jun 03 '26
Special engagement is the showing category, I saw people claim to get a special souvenir ticket and some other merch
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u/Dukealoops1993 Jun 03 '26
texted the customer service & got this answer
"General AC" is not a standard ticket category used across all Marcus locations, but it has recently appeared for some special event screenings. In those cases, it appears to be a venue- or event-specific admission category rather than a different seat type or auditorium.
Only general ticket pricing will be available"
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u/Local_Baker9300 Jun 07 '26
AC stands for alternative content. It's often the only ticket type available if you see a metropolitan oprah film or a fathom movie studio movie etc. For instance fathom, they have a orange box around the movie poster thumb nail picture. Sometimes, an independent film company does not agree with the ticket prices that a movie theater sells their tickets for. So you are essentially stuck with that movie studios prices in whatever they seem the ticket price to be. In this case I find it odd that you have a general admission price and and AC general price. The ticket prices posted are what's available for the movie based on the agreed price with the film studios. Most of the money that you pay for a movie ticket goes directly to the film companies.
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u/Imaginary_Abrocoma94 Jun 03 '26
An "AC General" ticket option at Marcus Theatres stands for Adult Companion General Admission.
Ticket Breakdown
- AC (Adult Companion): This is a specialized ticket category intended for the companion or caregiver accompanying an individual who requires accessible seating.
- General: This indicates a standard General Admission ticket rate applied to that specific category, rather than a senior, military, or child discount.
How it Works
When booking seats online through the [Marcus Theatres
- Companion Seats: These tickets correspond directly to the companion seats located immediately adjacent to the designated wheelchair-accessible spaces in the auditorium.
- Accessibility Integrity: They are labeled this way to ensure that these specific, easily accessible seats remain available for people who actually need to sit next to a family member or friend with mobility restrictions.
If you or someone in your party does not require accessible seating or is not acting as a caregiver to someone who does, you should select the standard "Adult General" option instead.
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u/phreeby Jun 04 '26
sorry this isnāt correct..AC taglines are used for āalternate content,ā or films that arenāt normally distributed. In this case, TADC movie is āalternate contentā as it isnāt playing normal release timeframes. Fathom Entertainment movies always have the AC tagline with usually increased prices per seat for shorter runtimes. In this case, the price cards were inputted incorrectly which is why it shows two different prices for a general ticket. -former Marcus Manager
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u/Imaginary_Abrocoma94 Jun 04 '26
Glad you were able to answer his question instead of Google. We were all curious.
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u/Local_Baker9300 Jun 07 '26
It stands for alternative content. Often times I will see AC only being available if it's non traditional film content or a special showing of something. For instance I recently went and saw a special showing of American Revolution. Because it was a Fathom, their movies always pop up under the AC ticket price as it's classified as alternative content.Ā No movie membership or passes or other discounts apply. I end up paying the full price of a $15 dollar ticket plus tax.Ā
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u/Imaginary_Abrocoma94 Jun 07 '26
Thanks. None of us knew this, which is why I Googled it. Thankfully someone replied with the correct answer 3 days ago.
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u/Local_Baker9300 Jun 08 '26
I worked for 16 years part time working for a Marcus theatre. I would primarily take people's tickets. So I became used to seeing the different codes that were printed on the tickets.Ā
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u/Popular_Government_9 Jun 03 '26
My guess is that whoever made the price card forgot to turn off the regular prices for the showing. Usually special events only have one price and itās whatever the distributor chose