New Moon is the #1 Advance Ticket Seller in Fandango History

'New Moon' Strikes Down 'Dark Knight', 'Harry Potter' and 'Star Wars' to Become the #1 Advance Ticket-Seller in Fandango History

(What a difference 2 days can make, we reported HERE on the 13th that New Moon was #4 in advance ticket sales.)

With five more days before its November 20 release date, New Moon has already leaped over previous record-holders to become the top-selling pre-release title in Fandango's ten-year history. The new record for Fandango's fastest-selling film was set on Saturday night, November 14, shortly after 8:00 p.m.

The Top 5 Advance Ticket-Sellers on Fandango (as of November 15, 2009) are now as follows:

1.New Moon (2009)
2.Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
3.Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
4.The Dark Knight (2008)
5.Twilight (2008)

The latest chapter of The Twilight Saga is currently wolfing down 86% of weekly ticket sales on Fandango, the nation's leading movie ticketing destination.

Thousands of Thursday night midnight showtimes for New Moon are already sold out across the country, from Albany, Georgia to Yuba City, California. Yet New Moon tickets continue to be available. To meet the fan demand, the nation's top theater owners are regularly posting brand new showtimes on additional screens.

"For many fans, it's clearly the year's most anticipated film event," says Fandango Chief Operating Officer Rick Butler. "Ever since tickets went on sale on August 31, it's been among our top five weekly ticket-sellers, as New Moon has a strong pull on audiences. We're seeing a higher-than-usual number of tickets per transaction for this film, suggesting that moviegoers will show up en masse at theaters this weekend with their friends and family."

Here are some fun facts from a recent Fandango survey of more than 2,000 New Moon ticket-buyers:

•98% say the action in New Moon looks better than the action in Twilight.
•72% plan to see the movie with a group of three friends or more.
•52% of survey respondents say they dream about vampires.
•22% are mothers and daughters planning to see New Moon together.
•10% plan to show up at the theater in costume, dressed as characters from the saga.

Fandango is also offering exclusive limited edition New Moon gift cards good for any movie,anytime on Fandango

You can purchase them here:

Source- PRNewswire

10 comments:

Angie said...

Too cool!

Dani your labels are cracking me up...Jedi Pattinson. heehee

Cali said...

Woohoo!!! My DD and I are part of the 22%...we're going to the midnight show on Thurs...soooo excited!!

Xylem said...

My reaction to the fun facts:

•98% say the action in New Moon looks better than the action in Twilight. TRIPLE DUH! AND I BET NOT ONE CHICKEN BREAST WAS HARMED IN THESE ACTION SECQUENCES.
•72% plan to see the movie with a group of three friends or more. AGAIN DUH! WE MAYBE TWI-ENTHUSIASTS, BUT WE ARE NOT STUPID...WE NEED LIKE-MINDED PEOPLE AROUND TO REMIND US THAT WE ARE NORMAL... SORT OF.
•52% of survey respondents say they dream about vampires. CORRECTION: WE DREAM ABOUT ONE ROBERT PATTINSON AS A VAMPIRE... THE FACT THAT HE MUST 'SUCK' TO STAY ALIVE IS JUST AN ADDED BONUS.
•22% are mothers and daughters planning to see New Moon together. BIG DUH AND little duh! ROBERT'S PANTY POOFING POWERS HAVE NO AGE LIMITS.
•10% plan to show up at the theater in costume, dressed as characters from the saga. NOOOO! PLEASE DON'T DO THIS.. FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT'S ROBERT DON'T DO IT. BUT IF YOU MUST PLEASE SPARE US THE SECOND-HAND EMBARRASSMENT BY ADHERING TO THE FOLLOWING RULES: 1)DO NOT DO INTERVIEWS FOR LOCAL NEWS 2) DO NOT ATTEND A THEATRE IN MARYLAND (OR DC OR VA). 3) DON'T TELL PEOPLE IS TWILIGHT RELATED... JUST LIE AND SAY YOU GOT THE HALLOWEEN DATE MIXED WITH THE NEW MOON DATE. WHAT? IT COULD HAPPEN.

Angie said...

LMAO @ M!

solas said...

M--very cute. :-)

Xylem said...

@ ADM & SOLAS... THANKS! :) The result of there only being 4 days left before I see NM and nocturnal caffenation. I am going to be a mess by Wed.

LLOVESEDWARD/ROBERT said...

I AM SO EXCITED! MY TICKETS ARE BOUGHT AND I AM TAKING MY DAUGHTER AND MY SON TO THE MIDNIGHT SHOWING ON THURSDAY!
L

Unknown said...

LMAO, M.
that was hilarious! I was cracking up the whole way through yr breakdown of the article. (sad thing is I'm going by myself...my mates went to get their tickets & they were sold out!)- Oh well I will content myself with seeing the glorious Edward (Rob) & his magical "PANTY POOFING POWERS" lol

Tess said...

UNBELIEVABLE!!

Just how big can all things Twilight get? I keep waiting for it to peak (I think I said this last year-haha)

Seriously though... Nothing can sustain this sort of momentum forever! When will it end? I just find it amazing.

karmenxa -hot.rob.fan said...

¡Ya tenemos nuestras entradas!
Iremos mis hijos y yo en familia el miércoles 25

 
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