'Sex and the City' Scores Big with 92% of Ticket Sales on Fandango

'Sex and the City' Scores Big with 92% of Ticket Sales on Fandango

Hundreds of Showtimes Are Already Sold Out

LOS ANGELES, May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- With the long-awaited "Sex and the City" movie debuting tonight at midnight, hundreds of showtimes are already sold out in advance on Fandango (www.fandango.com), the nation's leading moviegoer destination. As of this morning, the movie represents 92% of Fandango's daily ticket sales, the highest daily percentage for any film so far this summer.

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In an online survey on the site's "Sex and the City" showtimes and tickets page, more than 10,000 moviegoers told Fandango about their weekend plans:

   -- 67% of respondents plan to attend the movie this weekend with a group      of female friends.   -- 80% plan to attend a "Sex and the City" get-together before or after      the movie.   -- 68% plan to drink Cosmopolitans at their get-togethers.   -- 51% plan to dress up for the occasion.   -- 94% of the respondents are female.   -- 45% of the respondents are 25-34.    

To help celebrate the film's debut, Fandango is offering a "Get Carried Away" Sweepstakes, where one lucky "Sex and the City" fan and three friends will be able to walk in the shoes of Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha. The grand prize winner will receive airfare for four on American Airlines, a three-day, two-night stay at The Westin New York at Times Square, plus a "Sex" Hotspots tour, courtesy of On Location Tours (where fans can visit many of the locations where the movie and series were filmed).

For sweepstakes details and a full itinerary of "Sex and the City" movie locations (including St. Patrick's Cathedral, Bryant Park, "Big's Apartment", etc.), visit Fandango's Summer Movie Guide at www.fandango.com/summermovies.

About Fandango

One of the Web's top movie and entertainment destinations, Fandango sells tickets to more than 15,000 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 of Fandango, +1-310-954-0461,
harry.medved@fandango.com

Web site: http://www.fandango.com/

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