'Twilight' Selling 5 Tickets Per Second on Fandango

'Twilight' Selling 5 Tickets Per Second on Fandango

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- "Twilight" continues to be a phenomenon in the world of online ticketing. Among the notable factoids:

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-- Fandango has been selling 5 "Twilight" tickets per second, as of early
Friday morning;
-- Fandango sold out more than 1,000 "Twilight" midnight show times on
Thursday night, in advance and online;
-- 34% of moviegoers in a Fandango.com poll said they will take off a few
hours from school or the office today to see "Twilight";
-- It's the company's fastest-selling film since "The Dark Knight" in
July of this year;
-- "Twilight" takes the #3 spot on Fandango's list of Top Advance
Ticket-Sellers, surpassing the "Harry Potter", "Pirates" and "Lord of
the Rings" movies; "Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith" and
"The Dark Knight" remain in the #1 and #2 spots, respectively.

"The film's robust ticket sales are clearly the result of solid word-of-mouth, the wide appeal of the blockbuster story and savvy Internet marketing," says Rick Butler, Chief Operating Officer of Fandango, the nation's leading movie ticketing destination.

Harry Medved/Fandango 310-954-0461, Harry.Medved@fandango.com

About Fandango

One of the Web's top movie and entertainment destinations, Fandango sells tickets to more than 15,000 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 www.fandango.com, 1-800-FANDANGO and via your wireless mobile device at mobile.fandango.com. Fandango is a unit of Comcast Interactive Media.

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, CineArts Theatres, Cinebarre, Cobb Theatres, Hollywood Theatres, IMAX, Kerasotes Theatres, Majestic Crest Theatre, Premiere Theatres, R/C Theatres, Wehrenberg Theatres and Winchester Theatres.

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CONTACT: Harry Medved of Fandango, +1-310-954-0461,
Harry.Medved@fandango.com

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

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