Advance Tickets for Wolverine and Star Trek Selling Fast on Fandango

Advance Tickets for Wolverine and Star Trek Selling Fast on Fandango

LOS ANGELES, April 24 /PRNewswire/ -- X-Men Origins: Wolverine and J. J. Abrams' Star Trek don't open until May 1 and May 8, respectively, but Fandango, the nation's leading moviegoer destination, is already seeing brisk advance ticket sales for the two highly-anticipated summer movies.

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Fandango is reporting that dozens of opening weekend show times for the two films are sold out across the country from New York and Los Angeles to Colorado Springs, Colorado.

"We're already seeing a strong demand for tickets to both Star Trek and Wolverine, two of the season's most anticipated blockbusters," says Ted Hong, Chief Marketing Officer for Fandango. "It's an indication that summer is upon us and people are ready to get out and have some fun. These movies are a great way to kickoff the blockbuster movie season."

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 www.fandango.com, 1-800-FANDANGO and via your wireless mobile device at mobile.fandango.com. Fandango is a unit of Comcast Interactive Media.

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Source: Fandango, Inc.

CONTACT: Harry Medved, +1-310-954-0461, harry.medved@fandango.com, or
Melinda Petrow, +1-310-954-0278, ext. 231, melinda.petrow@fandango.com, both
of Fandango, Inc.

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

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