MovieTickets.com Reports 'Half-Blood Prince' Has Sold Out Almost 1,500 Midnight Screenings
LOS ANGELES, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 07/14/09 -- Less than 24 hours before its July 15
release, MovieTickets.com reports over 2,000 sold out performances for
"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," including almost 1,500 midnight
sellouts in the U.S. alone.
Already the top advance ticket seller of 2009, "Harry Potter and the
Half-Blood Prince" has sold more advance tickets than four of the five
other Potter films, second only to "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire."
The film became a MovieTickets.com Top-10 Advance Ticket Seller of All-Time
on Tuesday morning, moving into the No. 7 slot with 12 hours still to go
before its midnight release.
In moving into the Top-10, "Half-Blood Prince" bumped "Star Wars: Episode
II - Attack of the Clones" from the coveted Top-10 list.
MovieTickets.com Top-10 Advance Ticket Sellers of All-Time (Include IMAX)
1. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
3. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
4. The Dark Knight
5. Twilight
6. Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Disney
Digital 3-D
7. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
8. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
9. The Matrix Reloaded
10. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
As of 12 p.m. ET, "Half-Blood Prince" currently accounts for 96 percent of
all ticket sales at MovieTickets.com today.
"The fact that we're seeing this type of volume, despite the delay of the
IMAX wide release until July 29, is really an incredible feat for
'Half-Blood Prince,'" said Joel Cohen, executive vice president and general
manager for MovieTickets.com. "We fully expect 'Harry Potter and the
Half-Blood Prince' to be one of MovieTickets.com's Top-5 Advance Ticket
Sellers of All-Time by the end of the day."
For more information or to speak with a MovieTickets.com representative,
contact Formula at (310) 578-7050 or via e-mail at marek@formulapr.com.
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