Twilight already gaining ground; Tyler Perry leads weekend openers in presales


Posted September 11, 2009 by Matthew Price Comment on this article Leave a comment

According to Fandango, Tyler Perry’s “I Can Do Bad All By Myself” has the most pre-sales of this weekend’s opening films, accounting for 53 percent of ticket sales on the site as of 10 a.m. Pacific today.

“The Twilight Saga: New Moon,” despite not opening until Nov. 20, is the No. 2 seller at Fandango today, with 20 percent of advance ticket sales.   Rounding out the top 5 are “9″ with 4 percent, “Inglourious Basterds” with 3 percent, and “Whiteout,” also with 3 percent.

Fandango also asked fans about upcoming horror films.  “Zombieland” was the film respondents most wanted to see in the theater, with 31 percent of votes.   It was followed by “Jennifer’s Body,” starring Megan Fox, with 30 percent, and “Sorority Row,” which opened today, with 18 percent.   “Pandorum” landed 18 percent, and 8 percent went to other responses.

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