UPDATE: Fandango reports that Avengers: Infinity War has broken the company’s record for fastest selling superhero movie after one day. Their full release, followed by the earlier reports:
LOS ANGELES – MARCH 16, 2018 – Marvel’s “Avengers: Infinity War” has already broken Fandango’s record for best-selling superhero movie in the first 24 hours of presales. Advance tickets for “Infinity War” went on sale on Fandango at 6 am PST/9 am EST today — and within just six hours, it surpassed all other superhero movies, including the previous top two record holders, “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” and “Black Panther,” respectively.
According to a Fandango survey of more than 1,000 film fans buying tickets to “Infinity War” this morning:
- 97% can’t wait to see how dozens of heroes work together in the same film
- 94% are excited to see different franchise characters (“Guardians,” “Avengers,” etc.) meeting one another for the first time.
- 92% see “Infinity War” as the culmination of all of the MCU films before it.
- 87% have seen all of the MCU movies.
- 71% saw “Black Panther” on the big screen.
- 60% claim “Black Panther” made them even more excited to see “Avengers: Infinity War.”
With every Fandango VIP purchase of “Infinity War” tickets, Fandango FanShop is offering a complimentary “Infinity War” poster by popular artist Kaz Oomori, while supplies last. Fans have the option to choose one of five exclusive posters featuring Black Panther, Okoye, Iron Man, Captain America, Spider-Man, Hulk, Black Widow, Guardians of the Galaxy and many others.
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Original Report: Disney released the new trailer for the highly anticipated film this morning. Check it out below Fandango’s official press release:
LOS ANGELES – MARCH 16, 2018 – Advance tickets on Fandango are now on sale for the year’s most anticipated movie, Marvel’s “Avengers: Infinity War,” only in theaters on April 27. The new trailer can be found here.
In a Fandango survey of over 8,000 film fans, the majority of moviegoers picked “Infinity War” as the most anticipated movie of 2018.
With every Fandango VIP purchase of “Infinity War” tickets, Fandango FanShop is offering a complimentary “Infinity War” poster by popular artist Kaz Oomori, while supplies last. Fans have the option to choose one of five exclusive posters featuring Black Panther, Okoye, Iron Man, Captain America, Spider-Man, Hulk, Black Widow, Guardians of the Galaxy and many others.
“’Avengers: Infinity War’ represents the culmination of a story that first began with 2008’s ‘Iron Man,’” says Fandango Managing Editor Erik Davis. “Moviegoers have been waiting ten years to see all of their favorite Marvel Studios characters together in one movie, and the promise of epic battles, dazzling effects and revealing moments makes it the most anticipated movie of the year.”
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