'Michael Jackson's This Is It' is a Thriller in Advance Ticket Sales on Fandango; Outpacing 'Hannah Montana 3D' as Top-Selling Concert Film

'Michael Jackson's This Is It' is a Thriller in Advance Ticket Sales on Fandango; Outpacing 'Hannah Montana 3D' as Top-Selling Concert Film

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Fandango, the nation's leading movie ticketing destination, is reporting thrilling advance ticket sales for the highly-anticipated film, Michael Jackson's This Is It, one month before its opening in cities across the country.

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The two-week, limited engagement of the motion picture will have special advance showings on the evening of Tuesday, October 27 and will open nationwide on Wednesday, October 28 - but advance tickets continue to be a sensation online.

   Some stats from Fandango:    --  As of Wednesday morning, This Is It is outpacing Hannah Montana 3D       ticket sales on Fandango by a factor of 3 to 1 at the same point in       that film's sales cycle (first three days of ticket sales).   --  Michael Jackson's This Is It was responsible for Fandango's biggest       Sunday pre-sales a full month prior to a film's release date.    --  More than 200 showtimes are already sold out on Fandango, from New       York to Los Angeles, from Nashville to Reno.    

"Advance tickets for This Is It continue to sell at a fast pace, and the ticketing trend shows no signs of abating," says Rick Butler, Chief Operating Officer of Fandango. "The enthusiastic response from fans across the country is a tribute to the popularity of Michael Jackson's musical work. Fandango is pleased to help make it easy for vast audiences to connect with this film."

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, 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,
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Web Site: http://www.fandango.com/

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