What age is a good age for taking kids to the theaters?

Well.. I’m only 19 so I don’t have any kids myself but I come from a large Italian family with plenty of young cousins… Honestly I do believe its exactly like you said: it depends on the kid. For example, when my cousins were around 4 and 6 we went to see finding nemo and they FREAKED OUT when the shark came on. Like, they literally left the theatre. Sometimes its easy to forget how scary something can be when you’re little. Honestly, have a test run. Take your child to a matinee so this way if your child has an episode like the one I just described you will have only paid $5 for it and there wont be many people around to see it. Another good idea is to try and watch a movie with your child at home with the lights off, and possibly with the volume at a higher than normal level. If your child can handle this, odds are he/she can handle a movie theatre. Hope this helps!