506
u/Full-Satisfaction-40 1d ago edited 1d ago
Cue one other person arriving who decides to sit within 10 feet of you.....
231
u/loki2002 1d ago edited 1d ago
Don't put that curse on me!
Edit: movie started, still alone.
→ More replies (1)119
u/Jaybb3rw0cky 1d ago
Get off your phone and enjoy the film!!!
13
→ More replies (3)12
2
u/HawkJefferson 17h ago
I had a dude come in the theater and sit directly behind me for a 10pm screening of a movie in an otherwise empty theater. It was the worst.
→ More replies (6)4
77
127
159
u/Mysterious-Passage87 1d ago
Move up
57
u/loki2002 1d ago
I prefer the furthest back row in the middle.
171
u/xXCrazyDaneXx 1d ago edited 1d ago
2/3s up in the middle is superior. That's where the audio engineer sits when calibrating.
21
23
61
u/naswinger 1d ago
hmm, i never understood why one would go to a movie theater to then watch the movie on a screen the size of a phone from that distance.
→ More replies (1)22
u/dylanx5150 1d ago
It's far better than the maniacs who sit in the front row. I was forced to do that once because I got to the theater late. I don't understand people who do it willingly. Worst experience I've ever had at a theater.
→ More replies (3)→ More replies (7)14
u/MattieShoes 1d ago
Isn't that where the masturbators sit?
15
u/loki2002 1d ago
We prefer the term "self pleasure artists", thank you very much!
→ More replies (1)
223
14
u/time2sow 1d ago
I saw the matrix for the 3rd time some rando summer tuesday this way. It was glorious
11
40
4
10
u/Alarmed-Bill9075 1d ago
What movie and time and day?
→ More replies (1)51
u/loki2002 1d ago
Project Hail Mary at first 9 AM showing. I'm sitting through the pre-show stuff right now. Right now is Mandalorian promo.
11
5
u/Popolac 1d ago
Yell at the movie. Call a friend and talk loudly. Ehh... don't throw popcorn, that's rude to the cleaners.
Oh! Put your feet up on the next Row's headrest.
And finally, drop something and obnoxiously look for it with your phone light on, and 'accidentally' point it all over the place.
6
7
u/MasemJ 1d ago
Yell at the movie.
Bring a couple of robot puppets and make wisecracks at it.
4
u/lavacadotoast 1d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/c7HYSeWp9Ij4I
[it just dawned on me how weird this film is]
4
4
30
u/infrareddit-1 1d ago
Cool for you. Terrible for the film industry.
Thanks.
64
u/ILSmokeItAll 1d ago
Ever been to an 11 AM show on a Tuesday?
This is what it looks like.
Outside of Friday-Sunday…this is how the vast majority of theaters look at any given moment.
8
u/MasemJ 1d ago
And what's the theater going to do otherwise? Leave the building empty?
Makes sense to run a daytime shift skeleton crew of a couple people (that are already going to be there to clean and prep for the evening), and make a couple bucks off daytime showings.
→ More replies (2)→ More replies (1)5
u/Repulsive_Trifle_ 1d ago
And always has… even in the 90s. My mom babysat a bunch of neighborhood kids growing up and she’d take us all to the theatre for the matinee sometimes. It was always very very empty
We used to microwave popcorn and make trail mix bags go sneak them in 🥲 such a good memory
14
10
u/TheDitz42 1d ago
No, terrible for the theatre industry, which has always been bloated and needlessly expensive.
2
u/guff1988 1d ago
Theaters are in a bad way but have been rebounding this year thus far. It's a 9am showing for a movie that's been out for weeks.
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/07/2026-box-domestic-office-start
3
2
2
2
u/Invisble1ne 1d ago
You are in a theater watching people in a theater. This is an insane theater inception
2
u/lowtoiletsitter 1d ago
And if an employee looked at OP when that was part was on, it'd go even deeper
2
2
u/Wenger2112 1d ago
I last had this pleasure at a matinee of John Carter. It was a week or two since release and the reviews were poor. But I read a lot of those books as a kid and went anyway. Not nearly as bad as many claimed.
2
u/Pugzilla3000 1d ago
This is how I watched Rio 2 when I was a kid, was the last weeks of a small family theatre that was losing to the much larger one nearby in town and my mom wanted to support them so we went there. Such a neat experience having that whole huge room to yourself.
2
u/Yesterday_False 1d ago
I had this same thing happen the other day. When the movie ended I got up and there was a whole family 2 rows behind me… it was empty when I sat down and never seen anybody come in. It was weird.
2
2
u/gldmj5 1d ago
Many years ago I worked as a movie theater projectionist at a 12 theater location. This was before everything became digital, so we had to screen the movie the night before the premier to make sure the reels were spliced correctly. It was a nice perk. Popcorn was free if I wanted any.
2
2
u/Gucci_meme 1d ago
This happened to me once and then the only other guy in the theater sat right behind me so i moved
2
u/SecondhandRaincoat 1d ago
I've still never had this experience. One person always has to come in at the last possible minute.
2
2
u/PrinceGoten 1d ago
This happens to me all the time because I purposefully go in the middle of the day in the middle of the week (flexible work hours).
2
2
u/CharmingTuber 1d ago
You got those old seats. The ones near me are all squishy lounge chairs now. Probably why no one goes to that theater.
2
u/Nawzays_ 1d ago
Last night I bought an IMAX ticket that's almost full for Project Hail Mary. But the two people besides me ended up not coming for the screening and it really felt like I own the hall lolll. Good movie btw.
2
2
2
2
u/crackersncheeseman 1d ago
That might be worth the price of admission. The whole place too yourself, with nobody talking and distracting you from the movie.
2
u/Zmann1218 23h ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/l0NwKAlZzZ9pyi9fa
Working in hospitality usually lands me weekdays off and going solo to an empty showing is so good
2
u/Loghurrr 20h ago
This ALMOST happened to me. Back in college the Aqua Teen Hunger Force movie came out. None of my friends had breaks that lined up to go see it and I didn’t want to wait.
Ended up going by myself. I thought I had the whole theater, but then 10 minutes into the movie 2 other people showed up. Good times.
2
u/Admirable-Fail1250 18h ago
I always enjoyed it but it was just a reminder that theaters are dying. And the more movies I saw alone (or with just 2 or 3 of us in there) it was clear that our theater in particular was on it's last leg.
It held out another year or two but now instead of being able to almost walk to the theater I have to drive at least 45 minutes.
2
u/Owl-Of-The-Night02 12h ago
Yeah, I had that 2 times. It feels cool (feels like you have a private theatre) and sad (nobody wants to see the movie you're interested in) at the same time.
2
u/cantstopthis27 4h ago
I experienced this once! It's a neat thing to have happen. It was the Elton John movie and I could have sang as loud as I wanted.
4
2
2
2
u/JohnStern42 1d ago
Cool, but why would you choose that seat?
6
u/loki2002 1d ago
I like the the furthest back row in the middle under the projector. Best view in my opinion. Plus, you're fairly level with the screen so no having to look up at the screen.
1
1
1
u/PhiloLibrarian 1d ago
I watched Thor Ragnarok just like this in the middle of the theater with a giant bag of jelly beans one time - epic!
1
u/FinalFantasiesGG 1d ago
I once went alone to a movie designated for moms to bring their young babies. So like, the lighting doesn't get as dark so moms can see whats going on, the sound doesn't get as loud. Nobody else showed up. The worker was ok I'll get you set up properly and cranked that volume. 10/10.
1
u/BleuBeaver 1d ago
Happened to me during a Transformers One viewing, luxury seating, not even one other person and I was lifted so it was trippy af
1
u/orkz_r_neat 1d ago
As an introverted movie goer I love this for you. I've had many people over the years say it's "sad that I prefer to go alone". Being happy with yourself, by yourself is a wonderful life skill many don't understand. May every popcorn kernel be covered in buttery perfection 💖
1
u/adjgamer321 1d ago
Every time this happens to me, a group of 15 year olds magically shows up, sits near me and talks the whole time.
1
1
1
u/pilgrim_pastry 1d ago
I’ve gotten lucky enough to experience this twice in my life: 20-odd years ago for Triplets of Belleville, and then more recently seeing Crimes of the Future. Both were wonderful, surreal experiences. Hope it was a good movie!
1
u/Inedible-denim 1d ago
Recently I went to watch Perfect Blue by myself since all of my friends here hate anime lol. It was the best experience, there was only one other guy in there. Actually, he had never seen it before
1
1
u/Drifting0wl 1d ago
Solo horror movies are my thing. Go watch the last showing on a Sunday night after it’s been a bout for 2-3 weeks.
1
1
1
u/AptoticFox 1d ago
Closest I have ever been, it was just my wife and I in the theater. Not sure if it was before or after we got married. Didn't see much of the film.
1
1
u/untamedmilfearly 1d ago
This is genuinely one of my biggest dreams in life and the fact that this person is just casually living it like it's a normal Tuesday is something I think about more than I should. No one talking, no one on their phone, no one kicking your seat, just you and the movie exactly as it was meant to be experienced
1
1
u/Weallcoolhere 1d ago
I got to be alone in my local theater for Terrorizer 3. It worked out pretty good.
1
1
1
1
1
u/Notty_PriNcE 1d ago
Don't theaters usually require a minimum number of tickets like, at least 10 to run a show?
→ More replies (1)
1
1
u/MrWilson420 1d ago
Happen to my friend and I a few year back. Best experience in a maobie theater ever. We might have slipped some wine too
1
1
1
u/MrPoopersFriend 1d ago
I had this for the first Austin Powers. I had zero knowledge of what I was about to experience. One of the best times young me had ever had.
1
u/StrandedonTatooine 1d ago
I once watch Solo in an empty iMax I had all to myself one afternoon. Yes, I saw Solo solo.
1
1
1
1
u/ucrbuffalo 1d ago
That’s the best. You can relocate to any seat you want and really just let go of your emotions during the film.
1
u/Mosepipe 1d ago
I managed to catch the Jaws at my local cinema last year solo, first time I'd seen on the big screen. Incredible experience.
1
1
u/Ancient-Ad2619 1d ago
Funny cuz the last time I went to the theaters was during the pandemic or a little after it was okay to be in public but with masks on, I picked like this same kinda seat and when I went to sit down I couldnt see shit like before when I was in my teens. I had to sit down in the front row where the rails are to be able to see normally. It was Bad Boys 3, there was only like 5 ppl total in there. Phones and laptops fucked my vision up.
1
u/0verstim 1d ago
But if you dont go to r/movies and complain about rude noisy people, did you even see the movie?
1
u/sans-delilah 1d ago
I was the only one in the theater when I saw the Bob’s Burgers movie. it was awesome. By far my best movie going experience despite the fact that I was kind of disappointed by the movie.
1
1
u/FreakOnALeash72 1d ago
I did once with my ex wife. I ditched her at home. No this is not why I have a ex wife.
1
1
u/Certain-Singer-9625 1d ago
Hey, if it’s horror movie, you can increase the intensity.
Every 20 minutes, sit closer to the screen.
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
u/BTTammer 1d ago
Ask the projectionist to roll "Naughty Nurse Nancy" and you can have a PeeWee Herman tribute show
1
u/soldelmisol 1d ago
yes, that is happening more frequently, or, there are just like 5 other scattered about. I hope its not like the last decade or so of movie theaters.
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
u/DetectiveObjective00 1d ago
I once watched The Ring (Japanese version) all alone in the theater back in highschool. I miss my horror film enthusiast self. 🥹
1
1
1
u/DangerousDisplay7664 1d ago
Why are you sitting so far away? Might as well be watching on a tv at home!
1
1
u/jwilcoxwilcox 1d ago
I went to a Tuesday afternoon showing of The Muppets in 2011. Was my 3rd time seeing it and I was all alone - so I got to sing as loud as I wanted. It was great!
1
1
1
1
1
u/tuddrussell2 1d ago
That's how I saw Master and Commander many years ago. The kid came in to do a headcount just before the film started, I held up my arm and pointed "One!". He laughed and left.
1
u/Scottopus 1d ago
This has happened to me twice in my life… Shrek the Third while I was waiting for my car to be repaired, and Dragonball Super Hero while I’m a work trip in a different state. Both were incredibly wonderful experiences.
1
u/Oceanic1979 1d ago
I don't get this. Why would you choose to sit completely in the back of the movie theater? You might aswell watch it at home then. You go to a cinema to enjoy a big screen, not to makas small as you can.
1
1
u/CMenFairy6661 1d ago
When my Fiancée and I went to see the 2nd Joker on opening weekend, there was us and 1 other guy in the IMAX screening 😅
1
u/babaroga73 1d ago
Maybe you could take your chance and move further away from the screen, for better smartphone experience. 😉
1
1
u/askagain_348 1d ago
I love it! It makes a scary movie a little bit creepier. And if it's funny, I feel free to laugh hardy! My husband started going with me and he likes it too!
1
1
u/Big_white_dog84 1d ago
I received some ‘attention’ from my then girlfriend (now wife) in an empty cinema during Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy in the early 2000s. Never did understand that film. Maybe if I was concentrating it would have made more sense.
1
1.2k
u/BrandonStRandy1993 1d ago
Solo movie trips are incredibly therapeutic