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Opening Night DARK KNIGHT RISES IMAX Tickets On Sale Now; HUNGER GAMES Tickets On Sale February 22

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: January 9th, 2012 at 1:39 pm

As we’re currently in the lull between Awards Movie season and the spring slate of exciting films (ie. January = The Dead Zone), it’s a good time to start planning ahead for those midnight showings we’re already looking forward to. As such, midnight tickets for IMAX showings of The Dark Knight Rises have already gone on sale for some select cities, and Lionsgate has announced the on sale date for tickets to The Hunger Games. Hit the jump for the details.

Fandango Releases 2011 “Hot List;” Natalie Portman and Johnny Depp Among Honorees

by Jason Barr    Posted: December 29th, 2010 at 2:31 pm

In what is apparently an annual occurrence, Fandango has released its 2011 “Hot List.”  Featuring prestigious categories such as “The Sexiest Man/Woman in 2011 Movies” and “The Next Big American Movie Star,” the list derives from a survey of 1000 Fandango users and is undoubtedly an honor that is revered by industry professionals and general fans alike (I think, at least).

Stars such as Natalie Portman, Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, and Blake Lively were among the big winners this year, with Depp being a unanimous choice for sexiest male actor (in the name of fairness, the results are divided into male and female respondent polls).  For complete results, hit the jump to check out the press release.  Fair warning, though, respondents ranked Olivia Wilde at number #10 in the “sexiest” category, essentially voiding all of its supposed findings.

THE TWILIGHT SAGA – NEW MOON Sells the Most Advance Tickets in Fandango’s History

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: November 15th, 2009 at 10:37 pm

Sorry, Star Wars: Episode III, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, The Dark Knight, and Twilight.  With five days remaining until it opens in over 4,000 theaters nationwide, The Twilight Saga: New Moon has become the biggest advance-seller in history for the online movie ticket seller, Fandango.com.  The tickets went on sale starting on August 31^st and while midnight showings across the country are sold out, theaters are continually adding new screens for the film which means new tickets are becoming available.

This is interesting as far as the box office is concerned because there’s the possibility it could determine whether or not Summit, the studio behind The Twlight Saga, will go ahead with Breaking Dawn, the final book in the series and the one with the most mixed reception among fans.  With a strong enough weekend opening, we may be hearing on November 23^rd that Breaking Dawn is a go.  However, with such massive advance sales, I’m curious to how much New Moon could rake in.  Openly almost a year to the day of Twlight, it should beat the first film’s opening take of $69 million but by how much?  I’m horrible at predicting box office but I think it will gross overtake Half-Blood Prince‘s take of $77 million but not break the $100 million mark.  Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen has the year’s highest opening weekend with $108 million.

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