Return of the King, midnight showing as the tail end of a triple feature. Also the first two were the shown as their extended editions. It was quite an event!

There was one other instance where I remember applause at a theater, but I’m blanking on what movie it was. Trying to think of what might’ve had the right crowd for it, and that I saw close enough to it’s release date. Maybe The Force Awakens, or Endgame? Dunno…