Potter mania already running wild
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is the fastest ticket-seller of the year, according to Thursday information from Fandango.com.
According to the site, Potter 6 made up 65% of sales on Fandango and nearly 500 showtimes are already sold out.
According to the site’s information, the sixth Harry Potter movie is selling twice the amount of tickets that the fifth Harry Potter movie sold at the same point on Fandango and is selling ahead of all other Harry Potter films at this point in the sales cycle.
“There’s considerably more interest in the Half-Blood Prince because of pent-up anticipation from moviegoers originally expecting to see it last November,” said Rick Butler, Chief Operating Officer of Fandango, in a release. “Fans have been literally waiting two years for this installment.”
According to an ongoing survey of Fandango moviegoers planning to see the movie:
82% have viewed Half-Blood Prince trailers or clips online.
52% said they found the story’s darker elements most appealing, while 15% picked the romance and 9% picked the comic, lighter elements.
48% selected Emma Watson as the Potter lead actor most likely to become a major movie star in the next five years; while only 9% picked Rupert Grint and 43% picked Daniel Radcliffe.
47% of parents say they’re more comfortable letting their children see the latest Harry Potter movie due to its PG rating (the last two Potter movies were rated PG-13).
- Matt Price
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