1.
Will Smith nervous about daughter dating
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Hundreds of Thursday midnight screenings of the vampire flick "Twilight" have been sold out in the United States, the ticket broker Fandango reported.
The company said theater owners are adding additional showtimes -- some as late as 2:45 a.m. Friday -- to meet the demand for tickets.
Based on the popular young-adult novel, "Twilight" has eclipsed both "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" and "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" on Fandango's list of Top 10 Advance Ticket-Sellers -- taking the No. 3 spot and knocking "Goblet" down to No. 4 and "Phoenix" to No. 5.
"Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith" is No. 1, followed by "The Dark Knight," Fandango.com said.
"Twilight" currently represents more than 94 percent of all weekly ticket sales on the Internet ticket broker's Web site.
"It's our fastest ticket-seller since 'The Dark Knight,'" Rick Butler, chief operating officer of Fandango, said in a statement. "The impressive advance ticket sales are clearly the result of the growing Internet buzz from the novel's online fans. There are so many moviegoers staying up late to see the movie at midnight that 'Twilight' might single-handedly boost coffee sales on Friday morning."
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Additional Entertainment News Stories | |
MIB3 to top Memorial weekend box office ... Will Smith nervous about daughter dating ... Permits, protests vex Gaga's Indonesia gig ... No lull for Katy ahead of movie release ... News from United Press International.
|
MIAMI, May 26 (UPI) --
A Miami police officer shot and killed a man who had eaten part of another man's face, leaving the victim fighting to survive the attack, authorities said.
|
WASHINGTON, May 26 (UPI) --
The U.S. Postal Service, seeking to reduce staff and cut costs, said it is offering $15,000 buyouts to 45,000 mail handlers.
|
UPI Almanac for Sunday, May 27, 2012.
|
| Stories | Photos | People | Comments |
View Caption
