Mistakes happen in movie theaters on time-- films start late, the house lights don't go down on time, and in places that are still showing actual film, sometimes that film catches on fire. But it's rare that a mistake happens that so drastic it sends the audience actually running for the exits, with children screaming in horror.
And yet, that was exactly the dramatic scene at a British movie theater this week, when a group of parents and kids gathered to see Madagascar 3 were mistakenly shown Paranormal Activity 4. As one parent told Yahoo UK, they realized fairly quickly that something wasn't right, but the movie opens almost immediately with a flashback from the first film-- when Katie flings her bloodied body directly toward the camera. That's a jump scare that had audiences everywhere losing their minds, but you can imagine just how poorly it went over with the child audience. "Everybody just scrambled for the exits, all you could hear were children crying and screaming. Everyone was very upset. It was only about two minutes worth of the film but it was enough to scar them for life."