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Twilight Shines Online: Fandango Sells an Estimated 15% of Film's Opening Weekend Box Office

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    Twilight made a major impact on Fandango:

-- Fandango's percentage of Twilight ticket sales ranks #2 among the company's largest share of a feature film's opening weekend box office. Only Fandango's 16% of Sex and the City's opening weekend was higher.

-- Twilight is #3 on the list of Fandango's top advance ticket-sellers. (Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and The Dark Knight are the only films to sell more tickets in advance.)

-- As of Sunday morning 9:00 a.m. PT, 63% of Twilight moviegoers plan to see it again, indicating that the film will enjoy repeat viewings, according to an ongoing Fandango.com poll.

"The Internet marketing campaign behind Twilight was one of the most extensive and successful we've experienced," says Rick Butler, Chief Operating Officer for Fandango. "It's clear that the studio wanted to embrace the novel's loyal fans, whose passion translated to ticket sales. It's refreshing to see an independent film generate the same kind of box office as a big studio blockbuster."

* Box office information from Media by Numbers, LLC

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.

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