'300' Storms the Box Office With Hundreds of Sold-Out Shows on Fandango, Accounting for 92% of Weekly Ticket Sales

'300' Storms the Box Office With Hundreds of Sold-Out Shows on Fandango, Accounting for 92% of Weekly Ticket Sales

The Nation's Leading Movie Ticketing Destination Reports All of Its Thursday Midnight IMAX Shows Were Sold Out in Advance

LOS ANGELES, March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Fandango, the nation's largest online, phone and mobile movie ticketing service, reports that seats are going fast for the highly-anticipated action-adventure epic, "300," accounting for:

92% of all weekly ticket sales on Fandango (as of 6:00 pm PST on
March 8).

Sold-out Thursday midnight shows at every IMAX screen in Fandango's
nationwide network, from San Francisco to Atlanta, from New York City to
Tulsa.

Hundreds of sold-out Friday and Saturday shows at Fandango theaters
throughout the country.

According to a recent Fandango poll, 76% of respondents indicate they plan to see the movie on opening weekend. In another Fandango poll, thousands of moviegoers identified the main factor that makes them want to see "300." The top results include:

31% are action-adventure fans.

21% say it's the Frank Miller graphic novel, upon which the movie is
based.

17% identify star Gerard Butler and the rest of the cast.

14% say they love seeing movies in IMAX.

4% are drawn by director Zack Snyder's previous work (including his
"Dawn of the Dead" remake).

Moreover, based on early screenings of the film, the vast majority of Fandango moviegoers are giving "300" a "Must Go" rating. On Fandango, moviegoers are able to write user reviews and rate films with one of the following choices: "Must Go", "Go", "So-So", "No" or "Oh No!"

About Fandango

Fandango, the nation's largest movie information and ticketing service, sells tickets to more than 15,000 screens. One of the Web's top movie and entertainment destinations, Fandango entertains and informs moviegoers with reviews, commentary and trailers, and offers the ability to quickly select a film, plan where and when to see it, and conveniently buy tickets in advance. 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 leading exhibitors: AMC Theatres, Carmike Cinemas, Century Theatres, Cinemark Theatres, Edwards Theatres, Regal Cinemas and United Artists Theatres, as well as American Cinematheque, Brenden Theatres, Bow Tie Cinemas, CineArts Theatres, Cineplex Galaxy Cinemas, Cobb Theatres, Colorado Cinemas, Crown Theatres, Hollywood Theaters, Kerasotes Theatres, IMAX, Majestic Crest Theatre, Premiere Theatres, R/C Theatres, Signature Theatres, Wehrenberg Theatres and Winchester Theaters.

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Source: Fandango

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

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

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