Movie theaters are where we go to escape. When the lights dim, they let us leave reality for a short while and spend our time somewhere else. Unfortunately, sometimes reality intrudes on the movie-going experience in a harsh way. That was the case over the weekend in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where an argument between patrons over seats led to gunfire in the theater and one man left dead amid a screening of No Hard Feelings.
The Albuquerque Journal reports that on Sunday evening, Michael Tenorio, 52, and his wife Trina purchased two tickets to see Jennifer Lawrence's mostly critic-approved comedy No Hard Feelings. The Century Rio theater in Albuquerque uses assigned theater seating, which has become much more common in recent years, especially post-pandemic. The couple purchased two seats, numbered eight and 11, as seats nine and 10 were taken. A theater employee allegedly suggested the couple sit together and asked the people sitting in seats nine and ten to move down the row.
