Indian superstar Vijay's 'Leo' screening came to a halt in the United States after an irate distributor/exhibitor tore the movie screen.
A video of the incident is doing the rounds on the internet, in which an unknown person can be seen slashing the screening and running away during the airing of the film in a US theatre.
While the exact cause of the incident remains unknown, there is speculation among certain online communities. Some believe that the screen was intentionally damaged by an exhibitor or distributor who had previously been targeted by Phars Films, a prominent distributor in the United States.
The movie, which has already earned USD 4 million ($48.09 million) worldwide, has beaten the record of Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese's recently released super-hit movie 'Killers Of The Flower Moon'.
The incident sparked a wave of reactions from netizens on social media, who strongly criticized the exhibitors' unethical ways to sabotage the film screening.