Cinema-goers shocked as rats gnawed on popcorn around them, say reports

• Numerous rats were spotted in a cinema, causing alarm among patrons.
• The severity of the infestation prompted calls for the cinema's closure.
• A cinema-goer said she saw rats all over the chairs and in the cup holders.

Cinema-goers setting out to watch "The Color Purple" at a theater in England were alarmed to find rats roaming freely in the auditorium and gnawing on dropped popcorn, KentOnline reports.

Claire Bermingham and her friends arrived at the Odeon Luxe cinema in Maidstone, Kent, and were shocked to encounter a rat infestation in the screening room.