Movies you've been to, that had applause at the end?

[Yeti4623]

I've been to so many movies, but only two I remember, had applause at the end. Saving Private Ryan and American Wedding.

What about everyone else?

[wendersfan]

Lots of them, particularly when the director was present.

[mrhan]

Quite a few but the first one I remember was for Star Wars back in '77 when I was a kid.

[kvrdave]

Street Fighter

I should have shot them all.

[rw2516]

Empire Strikes Back. Everybody applauded at the first appearance of each character too.

[Jason]

I think there was applause at the end of Return of the King.

[EdTheRipper]

Only one I can recall is Forrest Gump.

[jpoppe]

freddy vs. jason. opening night. packed theater. people in full-on Jason, Freddy, and even Michael Myers costumes all in attendence.

I swear to God I thought that it was judgment day.

[Mondo Kane]

Titanic had the longest I've ever heard.

[The Valeyard]

Beauty and the Beast - Opening day at the El Capitan in Hollywood. Applause at the end of the movie and a standing ovation for the Howard Ashman dedication at the end.

Fantasia 2000 - IMAX crowd applauded at the end of each segment.

Pirates of the Caribbean: DMC - Crowd went wild and applauded at the final reveal.

Return of the Jedi - Opening day at some theater in Long Beach, CA. Applause and cheers every chance something happened or someone came on screen (good crowd that morning).

Phantom Menace - Opening day. Applause and cheers during the first minute (20th Century Fanfare, Lucasfilm logo, Star Wars title).

No applause at the end tho.

[pizzamousechips]

Happens all the time on opening night. Usually with a sequel, or over hyped films.

This year I recall it happened for Babel, Borat, Pirates 2, Volver, Clerks II, For Your Consideration, The Prestige, The Departed... If the crowd is packed and it doesn't totally suck, I usualy find it gets applause. :shrug:

[nateman]

opening day of star wars ep.3: revenge of the sith, i thought the roof was gonna fall off.

and the green mile everyone clapped at the end of the movie.
all the other movies i have been to people just walked out of the theater.
i remember having to go see the piece of sh*t Gigli and by the end of the movie there was know one in the theater.

[CreatureX]

Return of the Jedi - Opening day at some theater in Long Beach, CA. Applause and cheers every chance something happened or someone came on screen (good crowd that morning). I remember this as well for RotJ. The audience would applaud throughout the whole movie whenever a hero did something heroic. One of the best theater going experience I've ever had! :D

[ktan1]

Phantom Menace - Opening day. Applause and cheers during the first minute (20th Century Fanfare, Lucasfilm logo, Star Wars title).

No applause at the end tho.

So true so true...

[SterlingBen]

I can remember people clapping at the end of the mask (The Jim Carey one (I was only in 4th or 5th grade but I thought it was really lame(the clapping I mean)))

[resinrats]

Independence Day. When the big ship over Area 51 started blowing up because of the jet taking out the main gun.

Phantom Menace. Clapping for the Lucas Logo, 'Long Time Ago' words, when the words Star Wars start going back, when the queen read off "R2-D2"'s name, when Darth Maul appeared for the fight and when it ended.

[89981]

at the end of A Beautiful Mind and Independence Day

[DrStrangeL0ve71]

People clapped at the start of Revenge of the Sith and recently people clapped at the end of Seabiscuit and The Pursuit of Happyness when Will Smith gets the job.

[SPiRAL]

Yesterday at Rocky Balboa, people clapped at the start, middle and end.

[Panda Phil]

Batman Begins was the last one I recall.

[pizzamousechips]

People clapped at the start of Revenge of the Sith and recently people clapped at the end of Seabiscuit and The Pursuit of Happyness when Will Smith gets the job.
Spoiler anyone?

[The Bus]

pmc: I think that scene is in the trailer. :lol:

Most recently, there was a LOT of clapping at Rocky Balboa. A lot.

[Anubis2005X]

People went nuts during the opening credits of the midnight showing of Superman Returns. I don't think we could really help it, that music and excitement just gets to ya!

[Lee Harvey Oswald]

People went bananas when I saw Mortal Kombat. Throughout the movie's fight scenes and the end.

There were a few hood-rats in front of us that would only cheer when a girl got hit.

[Fincher Fan]

I can remember people clapping at the end of the mask (The Jim Carey one (I was only in 4th or 5th grade but I thought it was really lame(the clapping I mean)))

You were right to think so. It is lame.

[Jadow]

The only one I ever remember having applause. Star Trek VI, opening night.

[Jadow]

Phantom Menace - Opening day. Applause and cheers during the first minute (20th Century Fanfare, Lucasfilm logo, Star Wars title).

No applause at the end tho.

Yeah, it was all downhill after the opening fanfare.

[Ovid]

There were several applauses during Rocky Balboa tonight, including the end.

[invisiblegt]

I honestly don't know if it's just me, but I personally hate applause in regards to movies.

It's different, with a concert or play, where the cast directly interacts with the audience at times, and is there to hear the applause. At that, a sense of accomplishment is earned from the applause, in knowing that what was just put on by the cast/band was welcomed and enjoyed.

However, with movies, it just comes across as, for me, a fairly obnoxious move.

[JeremyM]

I agree. Applause when people are excited for the start or when they are excited to see a character is OK I suppose (it can actually add to the movie experience I think), but at the end of the movie is pretty lame, unless some of the creators are there. Or if the projectionist does an exceptional job:)

[bballing]

Yesterday at Rocky Balboa, people clapped at the start, middle and end.


Why?

[Dean Kousoulas]

Everyone clapped at the end of The Passion of The Christ.

Saving Private Ryan, every Star Wars & LOTR film, Titanic, and Casino Royale, are off the top of my head.

[Maxflier]

Seabiscuit.
There have been others, but i can't recall which ones off the top of my head.

[sixerb]

jurassic park, matrix, and independence day...

others have said saving private ryan, but the 3 times i went there was just reverent silence.....

[jeffkjoe]

I honestly don't know if it's just me, but I personally hate applause in regards to movies.

However, with movies, it just comes across as, for me, a fairly obnoxious move.


For me, it just shows that people in the audience had a good time. It doesn't matter if the people who made the film are in attendance, it just indecates to me that, "Oh, this guy also thought this film was kick-ass!"

It's just a collective acceptance of something good.

[Ovid]

Why?

Because they hate cheesy movies SO much that they have pledeged to clap their hands until everybody has the same taste.

And they know it'll get bloody!

[TimeandTide]

The Departed got quite a bit of applause at the end. Saw 3 as well.

[caiman]

Depends on how retarded the audience is on each particular occasion.

[fmian]

Fellowship of the Ring is the only one I've been to. Opening night and the packed theatre was all into the vibe. Saw Two Towers and Return of the King opening night as well but it didn't get the same reaction.

Desperados got a standing ovation when Banderas jumps off the building backwards firing the guns, lands, throws the grenades down and walks off with Salma Hayek with explosions in the background in slo mo.

[Buttmunker]

I clapped like a little fairy in my living room during and after Yankee Doodle Dandy.

[coli]

I remember opening night of Star Wars Special Edition back in 1997, and the Lucasfilm log came up, it was like 1977 again, truly magical.

As for The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, and Revenge of the Sith, huge applause at the start of each movie as the opening crawl came on screen, and then dead silence after each movie.............(That is such a metaphor for the Prequels, great anticipation, ready to love the movie, big letdown in the end.)

[Corvin]

Snatch. Seriously.

[Lunatikk]

American Wedding.


Really?

[Jason]

Fellowship of the Ring is the only one I've been to. Opening night and the packed theatre was all into the vibe. Saw Two Towers and Return of the King opening night as well but it didn't get the same reaction.


There was dead silence at the end of FOTR when I saw it. I think we were all too blown away to react to it.

The theater was over half full (not opening weekend, but close to it) and for the full three hours, the audience paid complete attention. NO cell phones, NO coughing, NO talking, and maybe 2 instances of people getting up to go to the bathroom. For a three hour movie, that was pretty impressive. There was no mass exodus as soon as the first end credit flashed up on the screen either.

[rkndkn]

I'm pretty sure there was applause at the end of "Little Miss Sunshine".

[Yeti4623]

Really?

Yes sir.

[Rypro 525]

There was applause at the end of Chicago, and most people just sat in the theater during the credits just listening to the music (it was in limited release at that time, and I was the youngest audience member by about 30 or 40 years.)

when i saw the lotr ee trilogy at the senator, people clapped like mad, during peak scenes and what not) but during rotk, people applauded durign the credits, and it was during everyone's names.

[hardercore]

People don't seem to clap after films in New Zealand. Except for the more serious film fans who attend screenings at film festivals, etc. I don't think, no matter how packed the theater or how popular the film, you'd ever see applause at the end of a film that's played in a wide-release theater.

[wm lopez]

I remember dead silenace for GODFATHER 3.
I saw it opening day 1st show and thought this movie is gonna bomb as the credits rolled.

[Grimm1]

I remember the first time I saw a movie that the audience applauded...it was for The Elephant Man.

[dpz301]

just saw we are marshall today and people were clapping at the end.

[beatccr]

the other day i went to see casino royale and there was some applause.
after ROTS, there was applause; some guy tried to get everyone to do a standing ovation but no one paid any attention to him.

[whoopdido]

The only one I've been to was Jurassic Park. Not opening night, but a few days after opening and every seat in the house was taken. Kinda cool, but kinda weird at the same time.

[Buttmunker]

My uncle told me that everybody in the theater stood up and gave a standing ovation in 1976 for the film ROCKY

[toddly6666]

The biggest applause was for THE MATRIX

[GIjon213]

I saw 'Pursuit of Happyness' and there was an applause at the end.

[DVDMagic]

Living in Jersey at the time and got to see a sneak preview of 'Jay & Silent Bob' and that got a lot of reaction throughout the movie which was actually pretty cool

[tasha99]

I clapped like a little fairy in my living room during and after Yankee Doodle Dandy.



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[project86]

Most recent one I've experienced was at United 93, some old woman stood up and was clapping and yelled "YEEAH UNITED 93!!!".. nobody else clapped. I laughed.

[sixerb]

ok...........

[boredsilly]

There was monstrous applause at the beginning and end of Serenity. However, this was at an advance screening and thus full of uber-fans.

[wergo]

Last one was 'Tideland.' Not many people in the audience, but everyone who had given it a chance (including me) just LOVED it.

[TNAJason]

Star Wars Episode II & III
Texas Chainsaw Massacre:Beginning
Saw III(I started it)
X-Men:Last Stand(My friend started)
Casino Royale(I started)
Superman Returns(Only the Opening Night one)
and more I can't think of.

[VOODOO1194]

Just the other night at a screening of Rocky Balboa.

[antennaball]

Maybe it's just the people around here aren't like that, but I can honestly say that I've never been to a movie with applause. The closest was a few gasps and squeals when Legolas swung up on the elephant-thing during Two Towers.

[jpoppe]

The Nativity Story on Christmas Eve got mucho applause at the end of the film.

[RobCA]

I saw Dreamgirls on Christmas Day, and not only did the audience applaud at the end, but also halfway through the film, after Jennifer Hudson's incredible performance of "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going". A couple of friends saw the next showing (ours was sold out) and they said the same thing happened then. Awesome movie, BTW, can't wait to see it again!

Rob

[madcougar]

Pirates of the Caribbean: DMC - Crowd went wild and applauded at the final reveal.

That's wierd. I saw this on opening day in a huge filled to capacity theatre. Towards the middle of the movie the crowd was getting a bit restless. At the end, there was dead silence as the crowd shifted out. The only other time I've seen a crowd this quite was the end of The Blair Witch Project.

The first movie I remember getting cheers was the end of Superman: The Movie when I was eight. The last movie I was at that received applause was... Superman Returns. Go figure.

[toddly6666]

Superman Returns? wow, that's flattering.

People also applauded at the end of Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones...people finally realized Lucas was overrated and learned by Revenge of the Sith to not applaud.

[Rypro 525]

That's wierd. I saw this on opening day in a huge filled to capacity theatre. Towards the middle of the movie the crowd was getting a bit restless. At the end, there was dead silence as the crowd shifted out. The only other time I've seen a crowd this quite was the end of The Blair Witch Project.
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AT the showing I went to, there was an "oh damn" kind of reaction with a mild aplause at the end, but about 15% of the crowd stayed through the credits (sold out show), and the reveal got a big laugh and applause at the end so go figure on that one.

[RayChuang]

I remember people cheering loudly at the first-day showing of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King at these sections:


1. When Gandalf whacked Lord Denthor with the staff.

2. When Eowyn first slew the Fell Beast and then the Lord of the Nazgul.

3. When each of the other main characters walked in to greet Frodo after he was rescued from Mount Doom.

4. When King Elessar (ne้ Aragon) kissed Arwen right after the coronation.

5. When everyone bowed to the four hobbits shortly afterward.

6. And a major standing ovation at the end of the film. :up:

[James Hardy]

never hear any clapping at the end of any movie, but heard clapping and cheering at the beginning of Snakes on a Plane and Jackass 2

[clintilona]

First applause I remember was after Die Hard at a dollar show when I was just a youngin'. I saw Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon twice and it was applauded both times! Some others I remember off the top of my head were all three LotR movies and Clerks II. Those all felt like appropriate applauses to me. I can't remember any time when there was applause after a movie and I thought to myself "Why are they clapping for this?".

[Squirrel God]

Rain Man at the end of a regular showing in London.

[tsohg]

I saw Dreamgirls on Christmas Day, and not only did the audience applaud at the end, but also halfway through the film, after Jennifer Hudson's incredible performance of "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going". A couple of friends saw the next showing (ours was sold out) and they said the same thing happened then. Awesome movie, BTW, can't wait to see it again!

Rob

Same exact thing happened when I saw it. We also clapped when Beyonce sang listen.

I also remember clapping at the end of:
Independance Day
Titanic
The Departed
Batman
No Holds Barred - Yes seriously I went to see it when I was in the YMCA summer camp we were HUGE wrestling fans.

[Pressplay]

Ichi The Killer, at the FanTasia Film festival here in Montreal. The crowd just went batshit crazy.

[Mondo Kane]

Add another for Dreamgirls.

Although it was the "Introducing Jennifer Hudson"-credit which was what generated the applause at my theater.

[dick_grayson]

Medicine Man
The Fabulous Baker Boys
Small Time Crooks

[Sabrett]

People in my theater are usually too busy talking or playing with their cell phones to applaud.. :chainsaw:

[thecrazydude]

Rudy
Rocky

[dick_grayson]

Father of the Bride 2
Gung-Ho
The Replacement Killers
Glory
Uncle Buck
Midnight Run
Young Sherlock Holmes