Teen havoc forces French cinemas to pull out horror film

Several cinemas across France have decided to stop showing the horror film Annabelle, after hordes of overexcited teens swarmed movie houses, creating havoc during screenings of the movie about a haunted doll.

Didier Tarizzo, manager of an independent cinema in the city of Marseille, says things got out of control when thousands of teens between 12 and 17 showed up on Saturday for the opening night.

"It was a huge success. All screenings were packed," he says, adding that scuffles had broken out and there were disturbances, such as "popcorn being thrown".