Warner Bros.’ The Dark Knight continues on its path to bona fide blockbuster status. First, online movie ticket seller Fandango.com reported sold-out screenings of the Batman installment, and now competitor MovieTickets.com is saying that the highly anticipated film is currently outselling three of its top-10 performers of all time. According to the company, the pic has sold more than three times as many advance tickets as Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, more than twice as many as Spider-Man 3 and nearly twice as many as Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers at the same point in the sales cycle for each film.
Sales on MovieTickets.com have sold out more than 150 Dark Knight performances in Los Angeles and New York alone. But fans shouldn’t be discouraged as there are currently more than 1,300 midnight showings available on the site. Competition for those tickets could get fierce since a survey conducted by the site shows that moviegoers in all four age groups polled (24 and under, 25-34, 35-44 and 45-59) expressed intent to see the film during its opening weekend.
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith tops MovieTickets.com’s list of the top-10 performing films of all time. Behind it are Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, The Passion of The Christ, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, Matrix Reloaded and Spider-Man 3.
