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



(Los Angeles - September 30, 2009) 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, a full month before its opening in cities across the country.

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 are already creating a sensation online.

Some stats from Fandango:
•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.
•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 ticket sales for This Is It are brisk,” 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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