'Twilight' Dawns Tonight With Hundreds of Midnight Shows Sold Out on Fandango

'Twilight' Dawns Tonight With Hundreds of Midnight Shows Sold Out on Fandango

NEW FILM OVERTAKES 'HARRY POTTER' MOVIES AS THIRD BIGGEST ADVANCE TICKET-SELLER IN COMPANY HISTORY

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Tonight's the night for millions of moviegoers across the country, as "Twilight" dawns at theaters at 12:01 a.m. Hundreds of tonight's midnight showtimes are already sold out, from Bellingham to Boise to Boston. Theater owners are adding additional showtimes -- some as late as 2:45 a.m. on Friday morning -- to meet the demand for tickets, available at http://www.fandango.com/twilighttickets.

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Based on the best-selling novel, "Twilight" has now eclipsed both "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" and "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" on Fandango's list of Top Ten Advance Ticket-Sellers, taking over the #3 spot. The #1 and #2 spots continue to be held by "Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith" and "The Dark Knight", respectively.

"Twilight" currently represents more than 94% of all weekly ticket sales on Fandango.

"It's our fastest ticket-seller since 'The Dark Knight'", says Rick Butler, chief operating officer of Fandango. "The impressive advance ticket sales are clearly the result of the growing Internet buzz from the novel's online fans. There are so many moviegoers staying up late to see the movie at midnight that 'Twilight' might single-handedly boost coffee sales on Friday morning."

Here are a few statistics from our ongoing survey of more than 5,000 "Twilight" moviegoers on Fandango.com:

-- 83% say they plan to see "Twilight" more than once;
-- 56% are planning to see the movie with a group of friends;
-- 42% of respondents are 25 or older; 58% are younger than 25;
-- 25% of respondents claim they will see "Twilight" with their moms or
daughters;
-- 67% say they are attracted to "Twilight" because of the love story
between Edward and Bella;
-- 73% are most excited to see Robert Pattinson as Edward on the big
screen, more than any other character portrayal;
-- 87% have seen "Twilight" clips or trailers online;
-- 92% of respondents say the clips and trailers made them want to buy a
ticket.

The Top Ten Advance Ticket-Sellers on Fandango
(as of 11/20/08 2 p.m. PT):
1. "Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith" (2005)
2. "The Dark Knight" (2008)
3. "Twilight" (2008)
4. "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" (2005)
5. "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" (2007)
6. "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" (2007)
7. "Hannah Montana 3D" (2008)
8. "Lord of the Rings: Return of the King" (2003)
9. "Spider-Man 3" (2007)
10. "Sex and the City" (2008)

About Fandango

One of the Web's top movie and entertainment destinations, Fandango sells tickets to more than 16,000 screens. Fandango entertains and informs consumers 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 http://www.fandango.com/, 1-800-FANDANGO and via your wireless mobile device at mobile.fandango.com. Fandango is a unit of Comcast Interactive Media.

CONTACT: Harry Medved, 310-954-0461, Harry.Medved@fandango.com

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CONTACT: Harry Medved of Fandango, +1-310-954-0461,
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Web site: http://www.fandango.com/

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