'Transformers 2' Rolls Out with 2,000 Sold Out Midnight Shows on Fandango

'Transformers 2' Rolls Out with 2,000 Sold Out Midnight Shows on Fandango

LOS ANGELES, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen enjoyed a spectacular debut on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, according to Fandango, the nation's leading movie ticketing destination. Among the stats:

-- Last night Fandango sold out more than 2,000 midnight and late
night/early morning showtimes nationwide.
-- Fandango has been selling more than 8 Transformers tickets per second
during peak periods, prior to opening day. That number could rise
today.
-- Transformers 2 currently represents 94% of all ticket sales on
Fandango (as of 9:00 a.m. PT today).
-- Transformers 2 now ranks as Fandango's biggest pre-sales title of the
year to date.
-- Transformers 2 is selling twice as many tickets as Iron Man sold on
Fandango at the same point in that film's sales cycle.
-- Midnight showtimes of Transformers 2 were sold out across the country,
from Abingdon, Maryland to Yuba City, CA. One theater in Las Vegas
sold out as many as ten midnight showtimes.

-- Theater owners are continually adding new showtimes throughout the day
to accommodate the fan demand.

"The film's success proves that fans are ready for the summer and looking for an escape," says Rick Butler, Chief Operating Officer of Fandango. "Moviegoers should certainly buy their tickets in advance before heading to the theater. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen may end up enjoying one of the top-selling opening weekdays in the history of our company."

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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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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