Man Wins Lawsuit Over Too Many Movie Ads

A man from India received $200 in compensation after suing a movie theater for showing too many ads. Abhishek M R filed the suit after seeing “Sam Bahadur” in December of 2023. The movie was supposed to end at 6:30 p.m., but actually ended at 7 p.m. due to the number of ads shown before the start of the film. Abhishek claimed this caused him to miss an important work call, and he asked for $547 in damages and $57 for mental agony. While he didn’t receive this higher sum, he was awarded $230 in damages and $92 for legal costs. “Twenty-five to 30 minutes is a considerable amount of time to sit idle in the theater and watch unnecessary ads. People with tight schedules do not have time to waste,” the ruling said. (UPI)