sorry for this very specific question. but does anyone know if, out of the regular screens they have, one is "better" than the other? i noticed that for the movie i want to see, depending on the time, it's playing in a theatre with 465 seats available, 201 seats available, 150 seats.. etc. I guess my question is, are the regular screens with less seats better, or the one with more seats? thanks.

Recently, I’ve had several bad experiences at various Cineplex cinemas in Toronto: children running around, teenagers talking loudly, people playing video games on their phones (on max brightness) throughout the movie. I was wondering if certain times or days (like Tuesday discount days) tend to be worse, and whether there are any locations that are generally better.

Below is an incomplete list of my experiences:

Yonge-Eglinton – Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
I get it — it’s not a great movie. But that doesn’t mean you need to play on your phone at full brightness while sitting in the front row.

Scotiabank Theatre – Princess Mononoke
Kids were talking non-stop. Please don’t bring children to movies that aren’t meant for them. Not all anime is for kids. It’s rated PG-13 — don’t bring your 10-year-old.

Scotiabank Theatre – Warfare
Teenagers were laughing and chatting like it was their living room. What exactly is funny about a movie on the Iraq War? I don’t get it.

Yonge-Dundas Theatre
People were constantly opening chips and cracking cans. Fine, I can live with that — but why throw an empty can at me? Do I look like an empty seat?