Four days prior to its release, MovieTickets.com already has over 450
performances of 'Dark Knight' sold out in North America
LOS ANGELES, July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- MovieTickets.com (
http://www.movietickets.com ) is reporting that the highly anticipated film "The
Dark Knight" is currently outselling three of MovieTickets.com's Top-10
Performing Films of All-Time at the same point in the sales cycle,
including installments from such coveted franchises as "Pirates of the
Caribbean," "Spider-Man" and "The Lord of the Rings."
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To date, "Dark Knight" has sold more than three times as many advance
tickets as "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," more than twice as
many as "Spider-Man 3" and almost twice as many as "Lord of the Rings: The
Two Towers" at the same point in the sales cycle for each film.
MovieTickets.com's Top-10 Performing Films of All-Time
1. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
3. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
4. The Passion of The Christ
5. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
6. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
7. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
8. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
9. Matrix Reloaded
10. Spider-Man 3
According to MovieTickets.com, "Dark Knight" has sold out over 150
performances in Los Angeles and New York alone. What's more,
MovieTickets.com reports the caped crusader now boasts more than 1,300
midnight showings on its site.
In a recent MovieTickets.com survey, moviegoers aware of the movie
expressed intent to see the film during its opening weekend in all four age
groups polled:
-- 24 & Under - 98 percent
-- 25 to 34 - 92 percent
-- 35 to 44 - 78 percent
-- 45 to 59 - 66 percent
In addition, the survey found that 86 percent of males and 76 percent
of females polled said they intend to see "Dark Knight" during its opening
weekend.
For more information or to speak with a MovieTickets.com
representative, contact Formula at (310) 578-7050 or via e-mail at
marek@formulapr.com.
MovieTickets.com exhibitors currently include: Academy 8 Theaters (P &
G Theaters), Access Digital Theatres, Alco Theaters, All Star
Entertainment, AMC Theatres, Amherst Cinema Art Center, Arena Grand Theatre
(Columbus Hospitality), Ashbrie Cinemas, Atlantic Theaters (Movies at
Midway), Atlas Cinemas, B&B Theaters, Bank Street Theatre, Back Seat
Conceptions (941 Theater), Bowtie Cinemas, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Bryn
Mawr Movie Theatre Co., Camera Cinemas, Celebrity Theatres, Channelside
Cinemas, Cinema Centers, Cinema Four-Quad (Quad Cinema), Cinemagic Movies,
Cinemagic Theatres (MN), Cinemall, Cineplex Odeon, Classic Cinemas,
Clearview Cinemas, Cleveland Cinemas, Consolidated Theatres, Cornelius
Cinemas, Dickinson Theatres, Dipson Theatres, Discovery Theater, Drexel
Theatres, Eastern Shores (O'Neil Theaters NE), Emagine Entertainment
(Cinema Hollywood), Entertainment Retail (Hollywood Hits), Elvis Cinemas,
Eveningstar Cinema, Famous Players, Film Forum, Fine Arts Theatre - Beverly
Hills, Fox Bay Cinema Grill, Foxmoor Movies, Frank Theaters, Funasia
Theaters, Galaxy Cinemas (Canada), Galaxy Cinemas (GA), Galaxy Cinemas
(NC), Greater Huntington Theatres, Greenville Cinemas (Camelot Cinemas),
Hallett Cinemas, Harkins Theatres, Harrisonville Cinema, HLB Entertainment
(Palace 9, Majestic 10), Hollywood Cinema 9, Hollywood Premier Cinemas,
Howell Theater, IFC Center, Island Cinemas, Jarvis Conservatory, Kew
Gardens (and Cobble Hill), K&G Theaters (Bloomfield 8), Krikorian Premiere
Theatres, Landmark Theatres (and Ritz Theatres), M Park 4, Main Street
Cinemas, Malco Theatres, Mann Theatres , Marcus Theatres, Marquee Cinemas,
Metropolitan Theatres, Mission Grove Theaters, MJR Theatres, MnM Theatres,
Moore Family Theaters, Movie Tavern, MovieMax Theatres, NAOS Entertainment,
Narberth Theatre, National Amusements, Nelsonville Movies 10, North
American Cinema, Oasis Cinema, Omniplex Theatre Group, O'Neil Theatres
(Louisiana), Pacific Theatres, Paris Theater, Penn Cinema, Phoenix Theatres
(MI), Phoenix Theatres (TN), Pickwick Theatres, Premiere Cinemas, Quarry
Cinemas, Rail Road Square Cinema, Rave Motion Pictures, Regency 8 Cinema,
Rio Entertainment, Riviera Cinemas, Roxy Theatres, Safari Cinema, Sayville
Theatre, Scotiabank Theatres, Sea Turtle Cinemas, ShowBiz Cinemas,
Showplace Cinemas, Showtime Cinema, Silver Screen Cinemas, Silver Screen
Partners, Spotlight Theatres, Starplex Cinemas, Studio Movie Grill, Sunrise
Cinemas, Syracuse Stadium 6,Tango Theaters, Tower Theaters, Trans-Lux
Cinemas, United Entertainment Corp., UltraStar Cinemas, Village Theaters,
Warren Theatres, Watson Theatre, Wellfleet Cinemas, and Westates Theatres.
About MovieTickets.com
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Internet movie ticketing service, offers moviegoers a convenient way to buy
movie tickets in advance. MovieTickets.com enables consumers to buy tickets
online for movie screens across the United States, as well as in Canada at
MovieTickets.ca; in the U.K. at MovieTickets.co.uk; in Ireland at
MovieTickets.ie; from any Internet-enabled wireless device at
mobile.movietickets.com; and from any phone at 877-789-MOVIE. Formed in
2000, MovieTickets.com is a joint venture between AMC Entertainment,
Hollywood Media Corp. (NASDAQ: HOLL), National Amusements, Famous Players,
Marcus Theatres (NYSE: MCS), Viacom (NYSE: VIA) and America Online, and
leverages the collective theater chain expertise to deliver consumers a
premium movie ticketing experience. Its elite collection of partner
theaters consistently represents over 50 percent of the top 50 and over 50
percent of the top 100 grossing theaters in North America on any given
weekend. The MovieTickets.com theater chain group, which includes 128
theater chains, is about five times the number of chains of its nearest
competitor.
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