'CLONES' SETS ONLINE RECORD.Byline: Greg Hernandez Staff Writer ``Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones'' made for a watershed watershed, elevation or divide separating the catchment area, or drainage basin, of one river system or group of river systems from another system or group of systems. The term is also often used synonymously with drainage basin. event in online ticketing on its way to grossing an impressive $110.2 million during its first four days in theaters, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. sales figures sales figures npl → cifras fpl de ventas released Monday. Although the final weekend gross for ``Clones'' was $80 million - a huge discrepancy DISCREPANCY. A difference between one thing and another, between one writing and another; a variance. (q.v.) 2. Discrepancies are material and immaterial. from the $86.15 million projected by distributor 20th Century Fox on Sunday - the film still had the third-biggest three-day weekend in history behind ``Spider-Man'' ($114.8 million) and ``Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone'' ($90.2 million). The George Lucas-directed film fell far short of the studio's projected Sunday attendance but more people than ever before purchased a ticket either online or on the telephone in order to reserve a seat for the latest adventures of Yoda, Anakin Skywalker
Anakin Skywalker is the central character in the Star Wars franchise. and the rest. Santa Monica-based Fandango fandango (făndăng`gō), ancient Spanish dance, probably of Moorish origin, that came into Europe in the 17th cent. It is in triple time and is danced by a single couple to the accompaniment of castanets, guitar, and songs sung by the Inc. reported sales representing $5.5 million in tickets with Florida-based MovieTickets.com close behind with $5.3 million. Combined, each company's sales represented approximately 10 percent of the total box-office gross. ``We broke records for monthly, weekly, daily and hourly sales,'' said Art Levitt, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Fandango Inc. ``It's clear that buying tickets in advance is the new ritual.'' During peak times Friday and Saturday, Fandango sold more than 14,000 tickets per hour or nearly four tickets per second. The final numbers were greater than the previous leaders, ``Potter'' ($3.5 million) and ``Spider-Man'' ($3 million). Fandango had more than doubled its previous month-to-date sales record by reaching the 1 million ticket mark May 16 on the strength of ticket sales for ``Clones'' and ``Spider-Man.'' Since May 3, the service has sold more than 820,000 tickets to ``Clones.'' MovieTickets.com was boosted by being selected by Lucasfilm to be the exclusive ticketing service for ``Clones'' on the movie's official Web site, StarWars.com. The service sold 758,604 tickets for showings Thursday through Sunday, edging past its previous top seller, ``Potter,'' which had sold 739,507 tickets in November. ``By offering tickets in advance, we made it possible for fans to see the film on its opening weekend,'' said Mitchell Rubenstein, co-CEO of MovieTickets.com. The third major online service, AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. Moviefone, doesn't release sales figures but said its business doubled last week with 85 percent of overall ticket sales going to ``Clones.'' Customers who buy the advanced tickets either online or by telephone, are assured of a ticket on opening night at their preferred time. For a service fee of between 75 cents and $1, they are spared the hassle Hassle () is a location in Närke, Sweden, where a Celtic treasure was found in 1936. It comprises a large bronze cauldron which contained two Bronze Age swords of the Hallstatt type, a pommel of bronze, two bronze buckets with of waiting in lines that typically stretch around the multiplexes for such highly anticipated releases. The practice has escalated in popularity in the past seven months with ``Potter'' and ``The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' initially leading the charge. |
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