AMC Patron Alleges Chain Hides Fees From Rushed Ticket Buyers

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. “has been nickel and diming movie goers” who buy tickets on its website by displaying prices that exclude fees and then ambushing purchasers with excess charges, a New York movie patron alleges in a new lawsuit.

The convenience charges appear at checkout only after consumers click through the numerous screens required to buy movie tickets, Vivian Picciotti says in a proposed class action filed Jan. 5 in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York.

A six-minute timer starts during the process of choosing a theater, show, and seats, the suit says.

“Because ...