By MCN Editor editor@moviecitynews.com
"Inception" Now Lifting 66% of Fandango Ticket Sales (as of 7/16/10)
As of Friday, July 16 at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET, Christopher Nolan’s Inception represents 66% of today’s ticket sales on Fandango. Despicable Me and The Sorcerer’s Apprentice are vying for the second slot on today’s Fandango Five.
Here’s a new factoid from our online survey of Inception ticket-buyers.
We asked more than 1,000 of the film’s moviegoers, “Which elements of Inception appeal to you?” and allowed them to choose all responses that applied.
· 72% noted “the fresh concept.”
· 71% picked “the cast.”
· 62% selected “the director.”
· 55% said “the special effects.”
· 51% chose “the action”
· 48% picked “the genre.”
Fandango Five – Daily Ticket Sales (as of 7/16/10 10:00 a.m. PT)
Movie Fandango User Rating % Fandango Sales
Inception “Go” 66%
Despicable Me “Go” 13%
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice “Go” 9%
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse “Must Go” 6%
Toy Story 3 “Must Go” 2%
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