Do people applaud at the end of movies now?

It must just really depend on the audience and the movie and usually how long it's been out.

On opening night Friday night I saw Lethal Weapon 3. The packed theater cheered when Mel Gibson's name credit came on at the beginning and the audience was all into it the whole time verbally reacting throughout the whole thing.

I saw the same movie the next day for a Saturday matinee with someone else and the same packed theater had no verbal reaction whatsoever and no applause. I was so glad I had gone the night before because it was fun to be with people were into it like I was.

ON the other hand, just the opposite happened with Bourne Ultimatum. Friday night, nothing. Saturday matinee, big crowd reaction. So there went my theory I had for like 15 years that Friday night opening night audiences react and weekend matinee audiences don't.

I've been in theaters where the audience does applause and I've been in theaters where they don't. It depends on the movie.

There was applause at the endings of ALL the Lord of the Rings Movies and Knocked Up and Oceans Thirteen. They were all good movies and the endings were applause worthy.

If the movie ends with no redeeming outcome (like the Saw movies or anything by M. Night Shyamalan), no applause.

From what I've seen, I get the impression that you're most likely to hear applause if you go to a film on one of its first days to run. When we are particularly interest in a movie, my husband and I brave the crowds on the first day and it really feels like more of an event, something anticipated by all. The larger crowds embolden the clappers, too, I think.

i totally agree with you...no one ever applauses anymore...it kind of ruins the movie.....if the movie was amazing...why shouldn't you applause...it's like seeing a play, you would applause no matter what.. i believe the movies are no different...

No. I haven't seen a movie in the theater great enough to clap to.