Didn't it seem like all of the old people from town came to see it? I don't know why but I thought with the cast, that there would be more "younger" people there when I went. (I went again today, but today there was a teen couple sitting next to me.)

The first time I saw it was on a Wednesday night at about 10:30, so there was hardly anyone in the theatre (maybe 4 other people). But there were mostly older people (seemingly 50+ yrs.) at the showing tonight. I wondered if they had seen it on Broadway first or something.

Come to think of it, it seemed like I was one of the youngest people there, and I'm 19.

When I saw it, I felt like my family were the only ones not collecting social security. And that was when it was in limited release in LA.

I saw it on this past Thursday night, and the crowd seemed to be of the younger persuasion, actually. Hmm. . .

Till again.

I'm sure that's the case. The musical has been around for forever (since 1975).

I just saw it in NYC last year. You have to figure that a musical playing every day (somewhere) since 1975 has had a lot of audience members and a good number of those would be willing to see it on the silver screen. And most of the musical theater audience is over the age of 19.

same thing happened with moulin rouge and evita. i think that it's just tha older people love musicals. they did grow up during there heyday.

Yes, there are lots of older crowds at CHICAGO showings and as hgar78 said.......they did grow up when musicals were extremely popular.

The kid sitting next to me (who I could guess was around 17) at the second time I saw this film, looked completely uninterested in this film. He kept shifting and resting his head on his hand throughout the entire movie, I think he was dragged there by his family.

When I go to films...mostly the older gents and gals come to earlier shows.

But when I saw About Schmidt at a nine-ish show, the sold out crowd had about 75% 50 and over.

And when I was at work over Christmas break from school, I overheard an older lady group telling each other what films they want to see.

Obviously, they got a lot of the titles wrong.
They called About Schmidt ---- just plain "that movie - Smit"
They also said : "Catch Me if You Want"
and "Gangs" I am guessing for Gangs of New York

I kid you not.

Old people are funny. Heehee.

We're here for your amusement.

(I know what you're saying but we're not all like that.)

You'd think with all the skin and erotic dancing that this movie would be right up a 17 year old boy's alley!!

It was only me & my girlfriend watching...

You'd think with all the skin and erotic dancing that this movie would be right up a 17 year old boy's alley!!

lol yes then again he might have gay fear in liking something related to a musical

i mean come on, this film is on the ragged edge of pg 13 with all its victoria secret wardrobe and sexual inuendo


i went on saturday for my 3rd viewing 10:30pm, there were mostly young adults there.

when I went two weeks ago there were mainly young people (20 ish) but that is probably because it was at Downtown Disney.

Now a matinee showing of Titanic in Winter Haven.....that was a whole sea of gray.

There was a pretty wide age range when I see it, including teens and "old people" and families and couples and so on. Totally full theater.

Yeah... look at all those old foggies who constantly pack the performances of RENT.

FYI - this show was not as popular as you think until the '96 revival with Bebe Neuwirth and Ann Reinking. It was after that succeeded that the talk about a film version finally got really serious. After the '96 revival, Kander and Ebb got a Tony for Best Revival (while their other new show Steel Pier got little recognition) one of them said upon accepting the award, "Maybe in 25 years you'll finally appreciate the stuff we're producing today..."

When I saw Chicago, the audience was actually on the younger side of 40.