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“Social Network”, the Facebook movie, connects with 32% of Fandango ticket sales (as of 11 a.m. today)

Posted Wednesday, September 29th, 2010 - Comments Off on “Social Network”, the Facebook movie, connects with 32% of Fandango ticket sales (as of 11 a.m. today)
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David Fincher’s widely-praised Facebook movie, The Social Network, currently leads today’s ticket sales on Fandango, the nation’s leading movie ticketing destination. According to an ongoing survey posted on Fandango’s Social Network ticket-buying page, these moviegoers are picking Jesse over Justin:

66% said they’re most curious to see Jesse Eisenberg’s performance as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg; while 35% picked Justin Timberlake as Napster founder Sean Parker as the performer they’re most curious to see in this movie.
86% of Social Network moviegoers are Facebook users.
85% said that the movie won’t change how they feel about Facebook.
27% plan to “update their status” while watching the movie.

Please contact us for more info, stats or interviews. Best wishes, Harry Medved/Fandango (harry.medved; 310-954-0461); Melinda Petrow/Fandango (melinda.petrow@fandango.com; 310-954-0278, ext. 231)

Fandango Five – Ticket Sales (as of 9/29/10 11:00 a.m. PT)

Movie Fandango User Rating % Fandango Sales
The Social Network (opens October 1) “Go” 32%
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps “Go” 11%
The Town “Go” 6%
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’hoole “Go” 4%
Secretariat (opens October 8) “Go” 4%

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, 1-800-FANDANGO and via your wireless mobile device at mobile.fandango.com. Fandango is a unit of Comcast Interactive Media.

Fandango theater partners include the nation’s leading exhibitors: AMC Theatres, Carmike Cinemas, Century Theatres, Cinemark Theatres, Edwards Theatres, Regal Cinemas and United Artists Theatres, as well as American Cinematheque, Brenden Theatres, CineArts Theatres, Cinebarre, Cobb Theatres, Hollywood Theatres, IMAX, Kerasotes Theatres, Premiere Theatres, R/C Theatres, Wehrenberg Theatres and Winchester Theatres.

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