Star Trek Tickets Selling at Warp Drive Speed on Fandango

Star Trek Tickets Selling at Warp Drive Speed on Fandango

LOS ANGELES, May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- J. J. Abrams' Star Trek doesn't open till Thursday night around 7 pm, but Fandango, the nation's leading moviegoer destination, is reporting that the film already accounts for 81% of daily ticket sales on the site. Star Trek has sold out more than a hundred opening weekend show times across the country from New York to Los Angeles, from King of Prussia, Pennsylvania to Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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"The new J.J. Abrams movie has wide appeal and not just to fans of the Star Trek franchise," says Ted Hong, Chief Marketing Officer for Fandango. "It's for moviegoers who love fun action-packed summer blockbusters, introducing iconic characters to a whole new generation of fans. It will be a blast to see it in IMAX."

Fandango has surveyed more than 4,000 moviegoers planning to see Star Trek. Among the findings:

-- 83% plan to see the movie on opening weekend.

-- 10% plan to show up at the theater in some kind of Star Trek costume.

-- 48% are fans of producer-director J.J. Abrams.

-- 47% are fans of Heroes star Zachary Quinto.

-- 67% are male.

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

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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