" [ That scene in]Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows : Part 2when Molly Weasley defeats Bellatrix … Loudest cheerfulness I have ever discover and one of my all - time favored movie moments ever . "
If you’ve ever been sitting in a movie theater where you’re so enthralled by the storytelling that you forget you’re with a bunch of strangers, there’s nothing more thrilling than when the entire audience bursts into applause at an epic moment.
Personally, seeingAvengers: Endgamein theaters and hearing everyone cheer when Captain America says “Avengersassemble” will live rent-free in my mind for the rest of time.
IaskedtheBuzzFeed Communityto share their own similar stories, and people came ready with some pretty amazing core memories:
1.“OriginalStar Warsmovie, 1977. Sold out audience. From the moment of the opening crawl, no one moved or said a word. The floor rumbled every time Darth Vader marched onto the scene. Then Luke hit the target and we all lost our minds, yelling, cheering, popcorn flying everywhere! The standing ovation lasted forever. I was only 10 years old and had never seen anything like it before or since. One of my favorite moments with my dad who passed away nearly 20 years ago now. I still love going to the movies and a packed theater. The bigger the audience the better.”
— Selena
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2.“I sawPulp Fictiontwice during its original run in 1994. Both times, the audience was transfixed when Pumpkin and Honey Bunny turned a casual diner chat into an impulsive robbery and ended up applauding during the opening titles.”
— joshlemmings
3.“Spider-Man: No Way Home. Every time an OG character appeared, everyone went nuts.Charlie Coxas Daredevil, the villains from the previous movies, and, of course, when Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire appeared. Everyone was on their feet and clapping. Of all the screenings I’ve been to, the audience reaction made this all the more memorable.”
— Katie , London
4.“Selena(1997). I grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas, where Selena is really from. The scene where she goes to L.A. for the Grammys and the lady in the fancy clothing store is rude to her is the scene that got us. [Later in the movie,] Selena calls the sales ladies and says “We don’t need the dress,” and the entire theater started applauding. It was a pretty great moment from the community she represented, and the community that still loves her.”
— Mark , Texas
5.“When Jennifer Hudson sang “And I’m Telling You I’m Not Going” in the filmDreamgirls,the audience not only burst into applause but gave her a standing ovation. It was an incredible moment. Hard to believe she placed seventh onAmerican Idolafter watching that moment.”
— Julie , Michigan
6.“At the end ofTop Gun: Maverickeveryone in the theatre clapped. It stands out in my memory because people hardly clap at the end of the movies nowadays.”
— Peter , FL
7.“Took my middle child to go seeRogue One. Right before the opening sequence, I get a text from my wife saying that Carrie Fisher had just passed away. Seeing her digitized at the end of the movie was too much for this ’80s kid who grew up adoringStar Wars. I rose to my feet applauding and crying all at the same time. A lot of people must have gotten the same news as I looked around and noticed the entirely sold-out theatre doing the same, wiping away tears as applause filled the entire space.”
— Anonymous
8.“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.You could hear absolute BAWLING throughout the whole theater during the funeral scene and again many, many times. Also, everyone loved Riri, and you could tell. There was a standing ovation that lasted a full minute. Really was one of the best moments of my year.”
— niconyamute
9.“The Princess Bride, when even after being stabbed, Inigo gets up and confronts Count Rugen. ‘My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.’ When Count Rugen turned tail and ran, the audience burst into applause.”
— irisg2
10.“Independence Day. I saw it in a packed theater on opening night. The scene when Bill Pullman gave the speech before going in a dog fight against the aliens had the entire crown on their feet like they were ready to kick some alien ass! It was awesome!”
— margiet3
" Independence Daywith Will Smith . orbit 51 is located in Lincoln County , NV and I was at the only movie theater in the county in Pioche , NV . A pile of locals go at Area 51 . Everyone knows someone who operate there . When the president and the main characters in the motion picture fly into Area 51 , everyone started applaud and shouting . A caboodle of people even stood up to clap . It was like our trivial quiet corner of the Nevada desert had of a sudden made it enceinte . "
— Peter
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11.“The originalRocky. The last scene when he [fought] against Apollo Creed. He was the underdog and didn’t win but he never gave up. Kept getting knocked down but kept getting back up. I was 11 and didn’t really get it but now I do. The adults were on their feet cheering and yelling.”
— sandrac4c3faf3dc
12.“Get Out.An experience I’ll never forget because the audience was so active. We all applauded when Rod saved the day.”
13.“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2when Molly Weasley defeats Bellatrix. Loudest cheers I have ever heard and one of my all-time favorite movie moments ever.”
— hovanmolly
14.“Avengers: Endgame. Started with Cap lifting the hammer and just kept going until the credits ended.”
— kandidlykristen
" retaliator : Endgamewhen Cap says ' avenger assemble . ' The dramatics went BONKERS ! ! ! "
15.“WhenMiseryfirst came out, I was 10 and snuck in to see it. The theater was packed and it was essentially silent the entire movie after the initial crash and ‘rescue.’ Everyone went wild when the sheriff was killed, then Paul Sheldon lifted up his typewriter and slashed it over Annie Wilkes' head and the ENTIRE theater went OFF. It was amazing!”
— selenadurbin
16.“John Wick: Chapter Four. During the film’s climax, John has to fight his way up a long set of stairs but keeps falling down them because of the Marquis’s right-hand man. When he finally won the fight and climbed to the top of the stairs after suffering all those repeated grueling setbacks, the entire audience erupted in cheers.”
— femkat
17.“The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. There were a number of stand-up-and-cheer moments but perhaps the loudest was when Eowyn faces off against the Witch King. When he brazenly boasts that “no man can kill me,” she removes her helmet, revealing her true identity, and replies, ‘I am no man!’ before killing him. That got the crowd roaring.”
— Bear , Bay Area
" At the end ofThe Lord of the Rings : take of the Kingwhen Frodo wakes up after destroy the band . The reference come into the elbow room one at a time and each was applaud , but when Sam enters , the clapping was immense . Everyone recognise he is the true hero of the series . "
— Marc , Cincinnati
18.“Terminator 2: Judgment Day. It was just Arnold and his line was ‘I’m back.’ The entire theater cheered. It was loud.
— ureallyannoyme
19.“I grew up in a football town, soVarsity Blueswas a huge deal when it came out. When it got to the part where Billy Bob tells the coach he will literally beat him to death if he injects a painkiller into his hurt teammate so he can keep playing with an injury, the whole theater started cheering and clapping.”
— dellarock
20.“Argo. The moment the plane took off the entire theatre started applauding. I had only seen people applaud at the end of movies before but not actually during a moment in the movie. It was really memorable for me.”
21.“I’m from Wisconsin and my younger sister and I went to seeTitanicin theaters when we were in high school. During the scene where Jack meets Rose on the back of the ship, he tells her he grew up in Wisconsin, near Chippewa Falls. The whole audience, us included, went nuts!”
— Elizabeth
22.“Robinhood: Prince of Thieveswhen Sean Connery made his cameo at the end. Place went nuts.”
23.“Tim Burton’s 1989Batman. It was that moment towards the end when the Batplane flies up through the clouds in front of the moon, making the Batman symbol in the sky. The whole theater stood up and clapped. It was the only time I ever saw a standing ovation at a movie.”
24.“This Is The End. When everyone makes it to Heaven, the Backstreet Boys appear and start performing “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)”. The whole theater burst into applause. Not even sure why. I guess it’s a bit of ’90s/2000s nostalgia.”
— Michele , Texas
25.“Apollo 13. Although most of us in the theater had lived through that time, when that capsule breaks through the blackout, the theater erupted and cheered for at least a minute. Even though we knew how it turned out, we still got all wrapped up in it. One of my best feel-good moments ever.”
— Rosemary , Fresno
26.“When Taylor Lautner took off his shirt inNew Moon.”
— laurenb41ed33482
Note : Some submissions have been redact for length and/or lucidity .
