Chinese woman hospitalized after howling uncontrollably at Avengers: Endgame

The college student cried so hard she started to hyperventilate

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The 21-year-old was sent to the hospital after her friends called an ambulance. (Picture: China News Service)

Josh Ye

Published: 9:05pm, 25 Apr 2019Updated: 9:02am, 20 Sep 2019

This article originally appeared on ABACUS

How emotional is Avengers: Endgame? It sent one person to hospital.

(Don’t worry, there are no spoilers in this story!)

The final installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as we know it is here, and some fans are having a hard time dealing with it. One Chinese woman ended up howling uncontrollably at the cinema to the point that she was immediately hauled off to the emergency room after hyperventilating, according to Chinese media.

At the movie’s midnight premiere on Wednesday, the 21-year-old college student cried so much that she started to feel chest pain and struggled to breathe. Before she was carried onto an ambulance, she was hit by muscle spasms in her arms and legs, with her fingers stuck in a clutching position.

Doctors later said they had to put an oxygen mask on her in order to help calm her emotions and reduce her hyperventilation. The woman has been released from the hospital now.

Avengers: Endgame hit China’s cinemas at midnight Wednesday morning, two days ahead of its US release. Earth's Mightiest Heroes have already shattered all previous records for box office debuts in China, topping out at around US$107 million.

Chinese woman hospitalized after howling uncontrollably at Avengers: Endgame

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