Shocking moment two women brawl during Barbie screening at cinema in front of stunned audience
THIS is the shocking moment two women begin brawling in a cinema during a screening of Barbie.
Film fans had gathered for a showing of the Hollywood hit at an Odeon in Maidstone, Kent, this weekend.
But cinema-goers were left in disbelief as two women, understood to be parents, confronted each inside the packed auditorium.
One of the women is seen approaching a second, before appearing to square up to her and exchanging insults and pushes.
The argument continued, with one of the women being slapped in the face during the row.
The film had to be briefly paused while staff dealt with the incident, which led to the women being kicked out the cinema.
One witness told KentOnline the argument had broken out after claims a woman had taken her child into the screening without a ticket.
They said the Barbie fans in attendance had been given a refund and free ticket to another movie following the fight.
A spokesman for Odeon said: “This is a police matter and we cannot comment any further at this time.”
It comes after Barbie, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, was released in the UK on Friday.
Brits rushed to the cinema over the weekend, deciding between the pink hit and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer – a film based on the creator of the atomic bomb.
Odeon experienced its busiest weekend since 2019, welcoming more than a million film fans to its 110 venues in the UK.
It also recorded its busiest Saturday since 2015.