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* The 1925 silent film of ''[[The Phantom of the Opera]]'' originally had an ending more in line with the original novel (where Christine kisses Erik (the Phantom) on the forehead and he dies in peace). Test audiences weren't pleased. In the replacement ending, he's chased down by an angry mob and drowned.
* In the film version of ''[[The Saint]]'' starring Val Kilmer, Elizabeth Shue's character originally was going to die but the test screening didn't like it.
* Originally ''[[Flight of the Intruder]]'' featured a court martial scene where Ed O'Neill played a JAG prosecutor. The test audience laughed at the sight of him and yelled "Al Bundy!",
* The original ending of ''[[Final Destination]]'' featured a somewhat happy ending. The hero sleeps with his love interest, gets her pregnant, then dies. The movie closes on the 2 survivors standing by his grave a year later. Test audiences hated it and said they wanted more Rube Goldberg deathtraps. Ironically, the second film revolved around that plot point, just with different players involved.
* ''[[My Best Friend's Wedding]]'' originally ending with Julia Roberts' character hooking up with a random guy at the wedding reception, which audiences complained was an [[Ass Pull]] happy ending, so instead the ending was changed so that her gay friend George appears at the reception instead to comfort her.
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