By Matt McDaniel and Jonathan Crow · September 21, 2009
Want to be in the audience of the very first midnight screenings of "The Twilight Saga: New Moon"? You may have already missed your chance.
Advance tickets for the much-anticipated sequel went on sale a week ago, and shows are already selling out. Even the websites where early tickets can be purchased are getting surprised by the rush of sales. Joel Cohen, Executive Vice President of MovieTickets.com said, "We expected 'New Moon' to be hugely popular when tickets went on sale... but seeing sellouts nine weeks prior to its release is unheard of." According to their data, 26% of sales at MovieTickets.com were for "New Moon," with 17 shows already sold out completely. Fandango.com also reported that "New Moon" accounted for a higher percentage of ticket sales than any movie that opened last Friday.
Currently, the first screening available is at 12:01am on Thursday, November 19th, but with demand already so high the studio could potentially add earlier showtimes. While "New Moon" may be the most popular early seller today, tickets are also available for another movie that's even farther away. "Avatar," James Cameron's long-awaited sci-fi epic, is already selling seats for IMAX 3D showings on December 17th, a full twelve weeks from now.
Want to be in the audience of the very first midnight screenings of "The Twilight Saga: New Moon"? You may have already missed your chance.
Advance tickets for the much-anticipated sequel went on sale a week ago, and shows are already selling out. Even the websites where early tickets can be purchased are getting surprised by the rush of sales. Joel Cohen, Executive Vice President of MovieTickets.com said, "We expected 'New Moon' to be hugely popular when tickets went on sale... but seeing sellouts nine weeks prior to its release is unheard of." According to their data, 26% of sales at MovieTickets.com were for "New Moon," with 17 shows already sold out completely. Fandango.com also reported that "New Moon" accounted for a higher percentage of ticket sales than any movie that opened last Friday.
Currently, the first screening available is at 12:01am on Thursday, November 19th, but with demand already so high the studio could potentially add earlier showtimes. While "New Moon" may be the most popular early seller today, tickets are also available for another movie that's even farther away. "Avatar," James Cameron's long-awaited sci-fi epic, is already selling seats for IMAX 3D showings on December 17th, a full twelve weeks from now.
Alice and Emmett Get Cozy?!
Uh oh... does Jasper have something to worry about?! What are Alice and Emmett doing together — as a couple?! Do we have a Cullen controversy on our hands?! Have we caught them red handed (and we ain't talkin bout blood)!?
No worries, Twihards, no steamy scandal here! While they're brother and sister in the Twilight Saga, Kellan Lutz and Ashley Greene are set to star in a movie called Warrior... and they'll play love interests!
Kellan plays a star lacrosse player who joins the Navy; Ashley is his beautiful girlfriend. We've heard rumors about them hookin' up in real life, though they swear they're just BFF.
Brother and sister... BFF... boyfriend and girlfriend... the whole thing has got us confused! What do YOU guys think?
Uh oh... does Jasper have something to worry about?! What are Alice and Emmett doing together — as a couple?! Do we have a Cullen controversy on our hands?! Have we caught them red handed (and we ain't talkin bout blood)!?
No worries, Twihards, no steamy scandal here! While they're brother and sister in the Twilight Saga, Kellan Lutz and Ashley Greene are set to star in a movie called Warrior... and they'll play love interests!
Kellan plays a star lacrosse player who joins the Navy; Ashley is his beautiful girlfriend. We've heard rumors about them hookin' up in real life, though they swear they're just BFF.
Brother and sister... BFF... boyfriend and girlfriend... the whole thing has got us confused! What do YOU guys think?
This seemingly minor blip of news is going to be very exciting for a lot of you readers. The third movie entry in the “Twilight” series, “Eclipse,” will shoot at Vancouver Film Studios between August 17 and October 31 (Halloween wrap!), Coming Soon reports. The David Slade-directed adaptation of Stephanie Meyer’s novel will come from a script by series scribe (and occasional “Dexter” writer) Melissa Rosenberg.
The Halloween wrap is perfectly timed to coincide with what will likely be the start of a massive publicity push leading into the release of “New Moon” on November 20. “Eclipse” is currently set for a June 30, 2010 release, a fact which I’m sure that many of you readers are already well aware of. So mark those calendars if you haven’t already, and prepare for an increasing onslaught of “Eclipse” news as the wheels spin faster and faster.