Dogs at the Autry Museum of the American West screening in Los Angeles.Photo:Vivien Killilea/Getty
Vivien Killilea/Getty
Some film buff pups just achieved a Guinness World Record.
Last Sunday, 219 dogs (and their families) attended a special early screening of the highly-anticipatedPAW Patrol: The Mighty Moviein Los Angeles. The event won the gathered group the honor of “most dogs attending a film screening,” according to a press release provided to PEOPLE.
A dog at the Autry Museum of the American West screening in Los Angeles;.Phillip Faraone/Getty
Phillip Faraone/Getty
Michael Empric, an official adjudicator for Guinness World Records, was on hand to make everything official on Sunday.
Dogs at the Autry Museum of the American West screening in Los Angeles.Getty
Getty
Empric said in a statement, “I was so excited to adjudicate this Guinness World Records attempt for most dogs attending a film screening. It’s not every day I get to enjoy an ‘Officially Amazing’ time at the movies with hundreds of furry friends. I’d like to congratulate Paramount Pictures andPAW Patrol: The Mighty Moviefor their ‘paw-some’ new record title!”
Brittany Thorn, executive director of the Best Friends Animal Society in L.A., added, “We are thrilled to have worked with the team at Paramount Pictures to break the [Guinness World Record] for most dogs at a film screening. I hope people reading about this milestone will be inspired to get out and adopt."
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‘PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie’ receives their Guinness World Records certificate.Phillip Faraone/Getty
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Moviefollows the adventures of thePaw Patrolpups like Chase and Skye after a mysterious meteor crash-lands in Adventure city, giving the pups superpowers. The voice cast includes Mckenna Grace, Taraji P. Henson, Kim Kardashian, Chris Rock and Serena Williams.
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Moviehits theaters on Friday.
source: people.com
