MovieTickets.com Reports Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Is Tracking to Steal Box Office Gold

MovieTickets.com Reports Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Is Tracking to Steal Box Office Gold

LOS ANGELES, May 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MovieTickets.com (www.movietickets.com), the world's most powerful online movie ticketing provider, is reporting that Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, is positioned to break all-time sales records.

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According to MovieTickets.com findings:
* Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End is outpacing both Pirates of
the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and the current box office opening
weekend record-holder, Spider-Man(TM) 3.

* With its presales momentum, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
is positioned to become the new weekend box office champion.

* Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest is also set to break into
MovieTickets.com's top-seller list of all time. The current list
includes:

#1 Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith(TM)
#2 Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
#3 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (includes IMAX(R))
#4 The Passion of The Christ
#5 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
#6 Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
#7 Star Wars: Episode II -Attack of the Clones
#8 Matrix Reloaded
#9 Spider-Man(TM) 3 (includes IMAX(R))
#10 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

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MovieTickets.com exhibitors currently include:

Academy 8 Theaters, Access Digital Theatres, All Star Entertainment, AMC Theatres, Amherst Cinema Art Center, Arena Grand Theatre, Ashbrie Cinemas, Atlantic Theaters, Atlas Cinemas, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Bryn Mawr Movie Theatre Co., Bow Tie Cinemas, Camera Cinemas, Celebrity Theatres, Channelside Cinemas, Cinefe' 8, Cinema Centers, Cinema Four-Quad, Cinemagic Movies, Cinemagic Theatres (MN), Cinemall, Classic Cinemas, Clearview Cinemas, Cleveland Cinemas, Consolidated Theatres, Cornelius Cinemas, Crown Theatres, Dickinson Theatres, Drexel Theatres, Eastern Shores, Emagine Entertainment, Entertainment Retail (Hollywood Hits), Famous Players, Film Forum, Fine Arts Theatre -- Beverly Hills, Fox Bay Cinema Grill, Foxmoor Movies, Greater Huntington Theatres, Greenville Cinemas, Hallett Cinemas, Harkins Theatres, HLB Entertainment, Hollywood Cinema 9, Hollywood Premier Cinemas, IFC Center, Kew Gardens (Cobble Hill), Krikorian Premiere Theatres, Landmark Theatres, M Park 4, Main Street Cinemas, Malco Theatres, Mann Theatres, Marcus Theatres, Marquee Cinemas, Metropolitan Theatres, Mission Grove Theaters, MJR Theatres, MnM Theatres, MovieMax Theatres, Narberth Theatre, National Amusements, Nelsonville Movies 10, Oasis Cinema, Omniplex Theatre Group, O'Neil Theatres, Pacific Theatres, Paris Theater, Penn Cinema, Phoenix Theatres (MI), Phoenix Theatres (TN), Pickwick Theatres, Premiere Cinemas, Rave Motion Pictures, Reading Cinemas USA (City Cinemas), Rio Entertainment, Riviera Cinemas, Roxy Theatres, Sayville Theatre, Sea Turtle Cinemas, Silver Screen Cinemas, Spotlight Theatres, Studio Movie Grill, Sunrise Cinemas, Tango Theaters, Trans-Lux Cinemas, UltraStar Cinemas, Village Theaters, Watson Theatre, Wellfleet Cinemas, and Westates Theatres.

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