Hunger Games Sells Out 1,000 Showtimes

Advance ticket sales have been crazy! Fandango reports that 1,000 showtimes have been sold out for the movie , one week prior to the release next Friday. More theaters are adding more showtimes, too. My local theater hasn't even posted showtimes yet - but I am ready to jump when they will!

“HUNGER GAMES” SELLS OUT 1,000 SHOWTIMES ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE OF MARCH 23 RELEASE DATE, OVERTAKING “TWILIGHT” IN FANDANGO’S ADVANCE TICKET SALES
More than a thousand showtimes are already sold out across the country, from New York to San Francisco, from Maine to Hawaii. Theater owners are adding additional showtimes — some as late as 3:00 a.m. on Friday morning — to meet the demand for tickets, available at http://www.fandango.com/thehungergames/movieguide.  The film’s advance ticket sales have already surpassed those of the first “Twilight” movie at the same point in that film’s sales cycle.
“It’s our fastest-selling franchise-opener since ‘Twilight’,” says Rick Butler, general manager and executive vice president of Fandango. “The brisk advance ticket sales are a testament to the strength of the incredible marketing campaign which has clearly resonated with fans and even those unfamiliar with the books.”
“Hunger Games” currently represents 71% of today’s ticket sales on Fandango. Here are a few more statistics from an online survey of several thousand “Hunger Games” moviegoers conducted on Fandango:
• 72% say the intriguing premise and action is what attracts them most to  “Hunger Games”; only 18% picked the love story as the main attraction;
• 57% are planning to see the movie with a group of friends;
• 46% of respondents are 25 or older; 54% are younger than 25.

Los Angeles – March 15, 2012) One week from tonight, millions of moviegoers across the country will be entering the arena of “The Hunger Games” as the movie debuts in theaters at 12:01 a.m. on March 23."

The stats are very cool to see. I like that the action and premise are what are drawing people to the movie - not the love story. As much as I love Peeta, the book is not a romance book. I love that people are seeing it with their friends and spreading the craze. And, the young crowd of people was, for me, expected, but still exciting!