Pirates Breaks Record as Fandango's Top Day-Before-Opening Ticket-Seller

Pirates Breaks Record as Fandango's Top Day-Before-Opening Ticket-Seller

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Raids Title from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire;

Disney's Blockbuster is Selling an Average of Seven Tickets Per Second

LOS ANGELES, July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Fandango, the nation's largest online, phone, and mobile movie ticketing service, announced a new ticketing record: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest now stands as Fandango's top day-before-opening ticket-seller. The previous record-holder was Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, followed by Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith.

Pirates is making news across the board:

* Thursday, July 6 was Fandango's biggest ticket-sales day of the year,
surpassing opening days for The Da Vinci Code, X-Men: The Last Stand and
Superman Returns.

* For several hours on Thursday, Pirates was selling an average of seven
tickets per second.

* On Thursday, Pirates broke Fandango's hourly sales record for the day
before a film's opening.

* Hundreds of late night Thursday shows sold out in advance across the
country.

* On Thursday, Pirates represented 91 percent of all ticket sales on
Fandango.

"Pirates' advance ticket sales have been truly extraordinary," says Chuck Davis, Chairman of Fandango, "and we expect to break even more records on Friday. You don't usually see this kind of enthusiasm until the final installment of a franchise, so this bodes well for the series' future. We are pleased that millions of moviegoers are taking advantage of the ease of Fandango to avoid 'sold out' signs at the theaters this weekend."

About Fandango

Fandango, the nation's largest movie ticketing service, sells tickets to approximately 14,000 screens and 1,200 theaters and to four out of the five largest U.S. theater circuits (according to National Association of Theater Owners, June 2005). One of the Web's top movie destinations (according to Nielsen//NetRatings), Fandango entertains and informs moviegoers with commentary, trailers and reviews, and offers the ability to quickly select a film, plan where and when to see it, and buy tickets up to 45 days in advance. Fandango also offers promotional codes, a convenient way for organizations to electronically distribute movie tickets to customers, employees or partners as a 'thank you' or as a compelling consumer offer. Fandango is available at www.fandango.com, 1-800-FANDANGO and via your wireless mobile device at mobile.fandango.com.

Fandango theater partners include the nation's largest exhibitors: Carmike Cinemas, Century Theatres, Cinemark Theatres, Edwards Theatres, Loews Cineplex Entertainment, Regal Cinemas and United Artists Theatres, as well as American Cinematheque, Brenden Theatres, CineArts Theatres, Cineplex Odeon Cinemas, Cobb Theatres, Colorado Cinemas, Crown Theatres, Flagship Theatres, Kerasotes Theatres, Magic Johnson, Majestic Crest Theatre, R/C Theatres, Signature Theatres, Star Theatres, Wallace Theaters and Wehrenberg Theatres.

Source: Fandango

CONTACT: Harry Medved of Fandango, +1-310-451-7690, ext. 112,
harry.medved@fandango.com

Web site: http://mobile.fandango.com/

Web site: http://www.fandango.com/

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