Cinema association boss Christine Berg has criticized the riots at "Creed III" screenings. In their estimation, these are isolated cases. It is important to classify that, said Berg as Chairman of the Association HDF cinema of the German press Agency in Berlin. She mentioned cases in Hamburg, Essen and Bremen. There, young people would have disturbed the performances and thrown coke, nachos or popcorn on the screen, walls and other people.

It leaves you speechless, Berg said. Apparently, it's about attention, but she doesn't want to do kitchen psychology. "We see this as an act of aggression. We don't think it's funny either." For them, a line has been crossed. Cinemas are a place where you can enjoy a film in peace.

In Germany and other countries, there had been disruptive actions in some cinemas, while "Creed III", a new film of the saga about the boxer "Rocky", was running there. Especially on Tiktok, many recordings of the incidents had been posted. The Essen police saw evidence of a challenge.

No further incidents

Since the weekend, it had remained quiet, said Berg. In her opinion, cinemas are also better prepared. There are several possibilities, such as increased security. Some cinemas also changed the opening times of the films a bit in order to have a better view of who was coming at the entrance. When she saw "Creed III" in the cinema, young people threw playing cards. Then she said: "Could you just stop, please?" That's what they would have done.

Also with the "Minions" there have been actions in the past year. There, groups of young people with suits had thrown popcorn in the cinemas. Universal tweeted at the time: "To all who come in suits, we see and love you."

"They took it with humor," Berg said. At that time, however, there was not so much damage to property.