Cinema alone- 13 year old

[HalfasleepChrisintheMorning]

DS who is 13 wants to see the new Avatar. DH and I can’t face it (3hrs 20!)
It’s a 12A so he’s old enough.
He won’t be scared, he’s seen the first 2 and also all of Stranger Things etc.
DH could drop him at the cinema for 9am and it’s on at 9.30. I can collect straight after it finishes (1.15pm). I finish work at 12.30. The cinema has an earlier showing that day at 8.30 (SpongeBob) so I know the foyer is open.
So is this ok or is he too young to be alone for that length of time?
He’s a sensible child, has a phone and Life360. DH will be at work 10 minutes walk away.
We would be ok leaving him at home alone for that length of time and he independently travels to school and back on the train.
WWYD?

He'll be absolutely fine. I might not be so keen on a 9pm showing, but at 9am I struggle to think what kind of trouble he could get into. He knows to get up and walk away or make a noisy fuss if someone seems dodgy, right?

I've never really understood why people have to go to the cinema with someone else. You're sat in the dark in silence for 2+ hours, there's nothing sociable about it.

13? WTF of course he’s fine to do that. At 13 I would regularly either take the bus into town myself to see a movie or go with friends.

13 is not too young at all.

My biggest worry would be that being alone he'd be target for other groups of teens, but they are very, very unlikely to be at a 9:30am showing. I'd suggest he asks a friend to go with him though.

How long?! I was going to say just go with him and have a nap but that is a ridiculous length for a film.

13 is absolutely fine to be in the cinema alone.

Thanks all. He’s going with a friend in the end.

I bet they will love that! Hope they enjoy themselves.

That’s good.

My very sociable lots of friends DS would actually choose to go to some films by himself at that age. Please don’t impose yourself or a friend on him! Being happy to do things on your own is such a valuable thing!