ADVANCE SALES BRISK FOR 'E.T.'.Byline: Greg Hernandez Staff Writer Fans are phoning the box office in droves to buy advance tickets for ``E.T. The Extra Terrestrial,'' which makes a highly-trumpeted return to theaters today. The Steven Spielberg-directed classic, being re-released by Universal Pictures on more than 2,500 screens, is the most requested film on the current 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 Web site (www.moviefone.com), a company official said Thursday. ``It should really go through the roof today,'' said Tommy McGloin, senior vice president and general manager of Culver cul·ver n. A dove or pigeon. [Middle English, from Old English culufre, from Vulgar Latin *columbra, from Latin columbula, diminutive of columba, dove.] City-based Moviefone. ``It has had the most visits of any movie and we find that that has a high correlation with box office results.'' Fans of highly anticipated movies have been using the growing niche of advance movie-ticket sales sites, like Moviefone's, to assure themselves of a seat during opening weekend and to avoid the hassle of long lines In communications, circuits that are capable of handling transmissions over long distances. at the box office. Moviefone competitors 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 .com and MovieTickets.com are also experiencing a spike in interest for ``E.T.,'' which is being re-released to mark the film's 20th anniversary. Sallie Green, vice president of marketing for Santa Monica-based Fandango (www.fandango.com), said the film is tracking ``pretty big'' for a re-release, although it was still trailing the animated smash ``Ice Age'' in sales as of Thursday afternoon. ``It's very strong,'' Green said. ``We expect to get a lot of same-day sales for a movie like `E.T.,' so the percentage should rise (today).'' Advance ticket sales for ``E.T.'' are ``rolling along,'' said a spokesman for Florida-based MovieTickets.com (www.movietickets.com). ``This is a movie that was a smash 20 years ago and it looks like it will be a very popular film again.'' The sites each charge a service fee to buy tickets in advance either online, by telephone or at a kiosk kiosk Originally, in Islamic architecture, an open circular pavilion consisting of a roof supported by pillars. The word has been applied to a Turkish summer garden pavilion and a type of early Persian mosque. outside the theater. The new ArcLight Theater in Hollywood and the adjacent Cinerama Dome, which has been dramatically renovated, both open their doors today with ``E.T.'' The luxury complex, where tickets are $14 each, charges nothing extra for selling them in advance. A spokesman said Thursday that advance ticket sales were brisk, although he couldn't say how many of the sales were specifically for ``E.T.'' since other movies are also playing at the 14-screen complex. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Steven Spielberg Noun 1. Steven Spielberg - United States filmmaker (born in 1947) Spielberg , left, Drew Barrymore and Henry Thomas
Henry Jackson Thomas, Jr. (born September 9, 1971) is an American actor and musician. arrive for the re-release premiere of ``E.T.'' in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . Damian Dovarganes/Associated Press |
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