Police say thieves targeted the cinema in Keswick this week - but after being unable to crack the safe, they only made off with a pair of curtains.
It happened at The Alhambra cinema on St John Street between 10.30pm on the 1st of May, and 8am the next morning.
A witness appeal's been launched, as officers say a vehicle must have been on standby nearby, in case they had succeeded in removing the safe.