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'New Moon' surpasses 'Twilight' in Fandango's advance ticket sales

12 November 2009 12:55 PM, PST | Twilight Examiner | See recent Twilight Examiner news »

Fandango has just announced that The Twilight Saga: New Moon has already surpassed its own predecessor Twilight in advance ticket sales. New Moon now ranks fourth in overall advance ticket sales numbers, and presently represents 75% of Fandango's ticket sales. Here are some of the statistics offered by Fandango's report. The Top 5 Advance Ticket-Sellers on Fandango (as of November 12, 2009) are as follows: 1.Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) 2.Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) 3.The Dark Knight (2008) 4.New Moon (2009) 5.Twilight (2008) ... »

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Twilight Saga: New Moon on Track to Achieve #1 Spot in Advance Ticket Sales

12 November 2009 12:42 PM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

Teams Edward and Jacob are seemingly about to overtake the fans of Harry Potter, Batman, and even Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader by claiming the #1 spot on Fandango's advance ticket sales list. They're currently in 4th place but steadily rising.

From Fandango's press release:

New Moon opens at midnight one week from tonight, but the film has already outsold its predecessor, Twilight, in total advance ticket sales on Fandango, the nation's leading movie ticketing destination. The new movie currently represents 75% of the site's ticket sales.

Although thousands of next Thursday night's midnight showtimes are sold out across the country (from Anchorage, Alaska to Winter Park, Florida), tickets are still available, while new showtimes are added regularly to keep up with the demand.

"Ever since we started selling advance tickets to New Moon on August 31, the demand has been unstoppable, as the fan base just keeps growing every day," says Fandango Chief Operating Officer Rick Butler. »

- The Woman In Black

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'New Moon' Eclipses 'Twilight' As The #4 Top Advance Ticket-seller On Fandango

12 November 2009 11:54 AM, PST | twilightersanonymous.com | See recent TwilightersAnonymous news »

With just over a week to go until New Moon is officially in theatres it has already beat last years Twilight out for the number four place in advance ticket sales on Fandango... and there is still a week to buy those tickets! Read more belowAlthough thousands of next Thursday nights midnight showtimes are soldout across the country from Anchorage Alaska to Winter Park Florida tickets are still available while new showtimes are added regularly to keep up with the demand.Ever since we started selling advance tickets to New Moon on August 31 the demand has been unstoppable as the fan base just keeps growing every day says Fandango Chief Operating Officer Rick Butler. New Moon is tracking to be Fandangos 1 top advance ticketseller of all time.Currently New Moon ranks as the 4 top advance ticketseller in Fandango history toppling Twilight which previously held the spot.The Top 5 Advance TicketSellers »

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The Twilight Saga: New Moon Ticket Sales Heat Up

12 November 2009 5:07 AM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

The Twilight Saga: New Moon opens at midnight one week from tonight, but the film has already outsold its predecessor, Twilight, in total advance ticket sales on Fandango, the nation's leading movie ticketing destination. The new movie currently represents 75% of the site's ticket sales.

Although thousands of next Thursday night's midnight showtimes are sold-out across the country (from Anchorage, Alaska to Winter Park, Florida), tickets are still available, while new showtimes are added regularly to keep up with the demand.

"Ever since we started selling advance tickets to The Twilight Saga: New Moon on August 31, the demand has been unstoppable, as the fan base just keeps growing every day," says Fandango Chief Operating Officer Rick Butler. "The Twilight Saga: New Moon is tracking to be Fandango's #1 top advance ticket-seller of all time."

Currently, The Twilight Saga: New Moon ranks as the #4 top advance ticket-seller in Fandango history, toppling Twilight which previously held the spot. »

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TV ratings - 7 November: The X Factor still steps ahead of Strictly Come Dancing

9 November 2009 7:07 AM, PST | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »

BBC dance contest Strictly Come Dancing attracts series high of 8.7 million but is still eclipsed by ITV singing show The X Factor

Strictly Come Dancing enjoyed its biggest audience of the seventh series so far but still lagged far behind ITV1's The X Factor in the ratings battle on Saturday 7 November.

The BBC1 celebrity dance show, which saw the exit of Craig Kelly and his dancing partner Flavia Cacace, pulled in 8.7 million viewers and a 38% share between 6.25pm and 8.15pm, according to unofficial overnight figures.

The X Factor, which clashed with Strictly Come Dancing for just 15 minutes, averaged 11.8 million viewers and a 47% share between 8pm and 9.35pm.

Strictly Come Dancing had the better of ITV1's New You've Been Framed! and Harry Hill's TV Burp, which drew 4 million and 5.4 million viewers respectively, while The X Factor beat BBC1's Casualty, which averaged 4.6 million viewers and an 18% share, between 8.25pm and 9.15pm. »

- John Plunkett

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Natalie Portman Doesn't Completely Rule Out Plastic Surgery

4 November 2009 9:07 PM, PST | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »

Still in her late 20s, Natalie Portman is ambivalent if she would have plastic surgery in the future as a way to salvage her acting career in Hollywood film industry. Though so, she says she wouldn't hesitate going under the knife if she had to.

Sharing about the role of beauty in the business, she tells V Magazine in an interview for its winter 2009/2010 issue, "You see people who were stars five years ago and already they're waning." She goes on, "As actresses approach 40, it starts becoming really, really difficult."

"I would hope not," she says of whether she would ever go under the knife to maintain her wrinkle-free face. She does not, however, completely rule it out, reasoning that she won't know how she will feel as she ages.

Among the other topics that Natalie Portman discusses with V Magazine are her sex scene in the upcoming war drama »

- AceShowbiz.com

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News: Blood Oath's Editing Surprises and Premiere Announcement

25 October 2009 8:56 AM, PDT | doorQ.com | See recent doorQ.com news »

D.L. Warner updates doorQ.com on the latest progression of her hot new webseries Blood Oath, a gay take on yaoi and anime, premiering shortly, everywhere.No, I don't mean discovering that Jon has changed my brutal mutant soldiers into ballet dancers. These surprises are about subtlety in the performances that pare very pleasing to someone looking for her characters to come to life. There was a lot I saw live and on the monitors dureing that made me happy during the Blood Oath shoots themselves, but it's hard to see everything.   Throughout the fight scene I was watching to make sure that Goggles(Aaron Blake or Brian Avery) didn't lose his red scarf or that Vincent's (Matty Ferraro) ponytail didn't unravel or Rik's (Lance Wesley) military patches stayed in place. There weren't a lot of moments when I could focus on the facial expressions that happened during the fight scene. »

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New Star Wars Trilogy Coming in 3D?

22 October 2009 9:34 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

So a rumor recently popped up online stating that there’s a new Star Wars Trilogy in the pipeline that is going to be filmed in stereoscopic 3D. The rumor originated from Market Saw, who attributed the news to a source close to the Lucasfilm camp who was feeding them this exclusive info. This new 3D Star Wars would Not be a conversion of the existing trilogy (or those prequels we do not speak of), but rather an entirely new three-part chapter in the Star Wars canon!

Another part of the rumor was that George Lucas would Not be directing this new trilogy, but would instead produce them, handing the helming duties off to more able other seasoned directors, such as Steven Spielberg and Francis Ford Coppola, who are both friends of Lucas.

Sci-fi fans, are your heads still attached to your necks?

 

Fueling this latest turn of the rumor »

- Kofi Outlaw

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New 3-D Star Wars Trilogy on the Horizon?

22 October 2009 8:18 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »

File this one in the "We'll Believe It When We See It" category, but MarketSaw is saying an "absolutely connected," "trusted source" has let slip that, in addition to re-releasing the entire 6-part Star Wars trilogy in 3-D, George Lucas is planning on creating a new trilogy of Star Wars movies, filmed entirely in 3-D.

The article goes on to claim that Lucas is only interested in producing the trilogy, not directing, and that he may tap his friend Steven Spielberg, or perhaps Francis Ford Coppola, to helm one or all of the films.

Again, we'll believe it when we see it.

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Trailer

A New Chapter in the Jedi Saga

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- BrentJS Sprecher

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'Star Wars' Possibly Prepping for New Trilogy in 3-D

21 October 2009 10:10 PM, PDT | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »

There could be a new "Star Wars" trilogy heading to the big screen in stereoscopic 3-D if Market Saw is to be trusted. Claiming to have heard the story from "a trusted source", the site reported that George Lucas will pass on the directing torch for these new projects although he will still serve as the films' producer.

On who might possibly take over Lucas' directing job, Market Saw pointed out that two heavyweight directors, Steven Spielberg and Francis Ford Coppola, are mentioned to be in consideration. While there is no further detail shared on the possible projects, it is noted that the development of this new trilogy is heavily dependent on the success of James Cameron's "Avatar", which will open wide in theaters across the U.S. on December 18.

The last "Star Wars" saga movie to open in theaters was "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith »

- AceShowbiz.com

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Michael Jackson's This Is It takes on Lord of the Rings

12 October 2009 1:07 PM, PDT | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »

The power of Michael Jackson lives on - and it's proving enough to conquer the mystical might of the Lord of the Rings.

The late singer's upcoming concert movie Michael Jackson's This Is It has overtaken Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - the first film in Peter Jackson's trilogy - in a league table of films with the highest advance ticket sales of all time.

MovieTickets.com said This Is It had knocked The Fellowship of the Ring of the 25th place in the chart.

The Jacko film documents the star's preparations for his planned 50-date concert series and will be released on October 28. Sony Pictures edited hundreds of hours of rehearsal footage to create the movie after paying $60million for the film rights.

A Michael Jackson single and album with the same title are also set to be released.

The highest grossing concert film »

- David Bentley

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Michael Jackson’s This Is It Enters the Top-25 Advance Ticket Sellers of All-Time

7 October 2009 2:00 PM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

Three weeks prior to its October 28th release, Michael Jackson’s This Is It is now one of the MovieTickets.com Top-25 Advance Ticket Sellers of All-Time, bumping The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring from the Number 25 slot. At the same point in the sales cycle, Michael Jackson’s This Is It is on the heels of Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds, the highest grossing concert film of all-time. Here’s the updated Top-25: MovieTickets.com Top-25 Advance Ticket Sellers of All-Time 1. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith 2. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince + IMAX + IMAX 3-D 3. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (4) + IMAX 4. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 5. The Dark Knight + IMAX 6. Twilight 7. Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Disney Digital 3-D 8. Harry Potter and the Order »

- Peter Sciretta

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Christensen is "Vanishing on Seventh Street"

27 August 2009 11:21 AM, PDT | screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news »

Hayden Christensen ("Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith," "Awake") is on board and Thandie Newton and John Leguizamo may join him to star in Brad Anderson's upcoming thriller "Vanishing on Seventh Street." Anderson wrote the script with Anthony Jaswinski.

The flick is set in a deteriorating city taken over by shadowy forms that cause people to mysteriously disappear. The story follows five people as they try to survive without going nuts. »

- Franck Tabouring

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Five Reasons Star Trek is Cooler Than Star Wars

18 August 2009 5:26 PM, PDT | MovieSet.com | See recent MovieSet.com news »

By Jeff Otto

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Five Reasons Star Trek is Now Cooler Than Star Wars Remember back in early 1999 when Star Wars was still cool and you couldn’t wait for the prequels? After decades of teasing, new Star Wars movies were about to hit the big screen and anticipation was palpable. Pictures from set in Vanity Fair revealed Ewan McGregor in the trademark brown robes, the menacing red and black face paint of Darth Maul and those iconic green and red lightsabers glowing for the first time in decades. Fanboys hearts went aflutter, some going so far as to camp outside the theater for weeks beforehand. Finally, Star Wars was about to make its triumphant return!

Princess Leia?

And then the bubble burst. Phantom Menace hit screens in May of 1999 and something just wasn’t quite right. It was long and slow-moving; it had a racially questionable, highly annoying »

- Jeff Otto

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G-Force Wins Over Harry Potter

27 July 2009 12:06 AM, PDT | newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news »

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was not able to win back-to-back weekends at the box office because it was beaten by Disney’s G-Force.  The CGI guinea pigs made an estimated $32.2 million and the sixth boy wizard adventure only managed $30 million.

The rodents placed third in live-action talking animal openings behind 101 Dalmations ($33.5M) and Alvin and the Chipmunks ($44.3M).  Families made up 75% of the audience and even though less than half of the screens were 3-D, they accounted for 56% of the total.  The PG movie was super producer Jerry Bruckheimer’s first foray into 3-D, but it also shows that after turning a theme park into the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise he’s willing to try just about anything.  Secret agent guinea pigs?  Sure why not.

Harry Potter 6 dropped 61% from it’s record-breaking opening and pulled $30 million domestically.  It’s still a mystery how it wasn’t able to repeat box office dominance, »

- Jeff Leins

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'G-Force' Takes Cake, 'Potter' Plummets

26 July 2009 1:12 PM, PDT | Box Office Mojo | See recent BoxOfficeMojo.com news »

Though G-Force and The Ugly Truth opened well, it was another down weekend at the box office. Driven by less compelling new and recent releases, business as a whole was down from last year for the third weekend in a row. With around $149 million, the drop was 18 percent from the $181 million of the same timeframe last year, when The Dark Knight was in its second session and Step Brothers debuted.

Following the playbook for the perennially popular talking animal sub-genre, G-Force scooted to an estimated $32.2 million on approximately 5,200 screens at 3,697 sites, grossing a bit more out-of-the-gate than Bolt, Beverly Hills Chihuahua and Cats & Dogs, though it was far from the next Alvin and the Chipmunks. In its marketing, the picture looked like it was stitched together from past like-minded movies, from the scatological and cutesy humor of Alvin and the Chipmunks to the gizmos of Cats & Dogs and others. While »

- Brandon Gray

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has already grossed $104 Million

17 July 2009 9:33 AM, PDT | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince isn’t just a magical film – it’s a supernatural success!

Click Here to watch Jeff Bayer on Kptv’s Reel Reviews talk about Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Click Here to read the complete Scorecard Review of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

In only about 24 hours, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has earned a total of $104 million. Stateside, it has grossed $58.2 million, while internationally it has banked $45.9 million. Easily, it is the best start ever for the franchise.

When it debuted at 12:01 Am last Wednesday, the sixth film of the Harry Potter franchise broke the record for best midnight gross of all-time, earning a whopping $22.2 million while playing on 3,003 screens. (Here in Chicago, at least 18 screens were devoted to a midnight showing of the film). For those keeping track, the original record of $18 million belonged to The Dark Knight, »

- Nick Allen

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Already Breaking Box-Office Records

16 July 2009 6:39 AM, PDT | SmellsLikeScreenSpirit | See recent SmellsLikeScreenSpirit news »

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has only been released in theaters for a little over 32 hours, but it's already breaking box-office records. The Tuesday midnight screenings in the brought in a solid $22.2 million dollars domestically, making it broken record #1 for a midnight opening. This is a huge deal since that means it beat out the 2007 film Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix's $12 million, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen's $16 million, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith's $17 Million, and the previous title holder, The Dark Knight's $18 million. Based on historicals and how films track, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince may end up with the biggest opening weekend ever. Stay tuned to see what other spells Harry can put on the box-office. Related Stories: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Review Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Review »

- Dave Campbell

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Harry Potter Midnight Box Office Tops $22 Million

16 July 2009 1:24 AM, PDT | TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news »

Early box office estimates for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince midnight showings gave the sixth Potter installment a record breaking $20 million. While that number is huge and has Warner Bros. Pictures dancing in their offices, the actual number is even bigger. Revised box office receipts for Potter's midnight opening screenings revise the total to $22.2 million, easily enough to secure the highest midnight opening ever. It achieved the feat from 3,003 showings, a number that will increase as the weekend approaches to 4,350 screens by Friday. Former record holder The Dark Knight's $18 million and runner-up's Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith $17 million midnight box office returns could not match the magical powers of Harry Potter. The next record likely to fall and go to HP6 is the largest gross for the first full day in theaters. That record is currently held by, you guessed it, The Dark Knight with $67.2 million. The »

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Half-Blood Prince Breaks Records Already

16 July 2009 12:19 AM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is barely out of the box-office gate and it's already broken records. Its 12.01 midnight screenings in the Us took in a whopping $22.2million dollars, making it a record-breaker for that sort of opening.Yes, that's considerably ahead of either The Dark Knight's $18m,  Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith's $17m or Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen's $16m. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix also opened in midnight slots in 2007, taking $12m and going on to gross $139.7m in its first five-days. If Half-Blood Prince continues to outperform its predecessor to that extent, this could be the biggest opening weekend of all time by quite a margin. »

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