Editing That's Entertainment! (section)

== Release ==
The film premiered at the Loew's Beverly Theater in Beverly Hills on the evening of May 17, 1974.<ref name=AFI/> MGM billed it as their greatest premiere in a quarter century.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://stargayzing.com/behind-the-scenes-at-mgms-1974-premiere-of-thats-entertainment/|title=Behind the Scenes at MGM's 1974 Premiere of That's Entertainment – Stargayzing|date=25 September 2013 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-27}}</ref> There was a red carpet from the Loew's Beverly Theater to the [[Beverly Wilshire Hotel]] for the post-screening dinner and dancing. Also promoted were the 100 movie stars in attendance. Anyone paying $100 per seat for the dinner could sit at a table with a movie star. The premiere also featured several live introductions to the various on-screen segments; it was co-hosted by Sammy Davis Jr. and Liza Minnelli and featured live stage appearances by Debbie Reynolds, Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, Elizabeth Taylor, and others. The premiere, as an event and a party, was a dazzling success. However, as a publicity event for MGM, it was completely overshadowed; the expected press were all across town covering the breaking news of the [[Symbionese Liberation Army#Move to Los Angeles and police shootout|Symbionese Liberation Army shootout]] that night.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailynews.com/2014/05/15/photos-and-video-symbionese-liberation-army-shootout-with-the-lapd-40-years-later/|title=Photos and video: Symbionese Liberation Army shootout with the LAPD — 40 years later|date=2014-05-15|website=Daily News|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-27}}</ref> The film had its New York premiere on May 23<ref name=AFI/> and opened the following day at the [[Ziegfeld Theatre (1969)|Ziegfeld Theatre]].<ref name=ny>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=May 29, 1974|page=8|title=Sun Fails, Ups N.Y. Holiday Span; 'Entertainment' $71,164 In Four Days; 'Daisy' OK At $30,000}}</ref> The film opened nationwide in June 1974.<ref name=AFI/>