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All right, here’s the email I received from MovieTickets.com today. This is an update of the last press release I got from them on Monday (see the previous post).

INTO THE TOP 20

“Dark Knight” No. 17 MovieTickets.com Pre-seller of All-Time

As the movie ticketing paradigm continues to shift to the online realm, “Dark Knight” continues to make advance ticketing history.

As of Tuesday, three days prior to its release, “Dark Knight” is already No. 17 on MovieTickets.com’s Top-20 Pre-Sale List of All-Time, just ahead of “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring,” “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” and “Transformers.” MovieTickets.com expects the movie to continue to climb as advance ticket sales increase exponentially today and tomorrow.

MOVIE DATA

“Dark Knight” Dominating Daily Sales

According to MovieTickets.com, “Dark Knight” accounted for 83 percent of online ticket sales Tuesday and 82 percent of ticket sales Wednesday as of 12 p.m. ET.

“Dark Knight” Wielding Six-Shooter

As of Tuesday, three days prior to its release, the caped crusader is currently outselling six of MovieTickets.com’s Top-10 Performing Films of All-Time at the same point in the sales cycle, including:

4. “The Passion of the Christ.”

5. “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest”

6. “Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers”

7. “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”

9. “Matrix Reloaded”

10. “Spider-Man 3″

WEEKLY MOVIETICKETS.COM POLL

Which actor portrayed the best Bruce Wayne on the big screen?

1. Christian Bale (55%)

2. Michael Keaton (28%)

3. George Clooney (9%)

4. Val Kilmer (8%)

MovieTickets.com sent me some more Dark Knight ticket sale info Monday and today. Here is Monday’s press release. I’ll put up today’s in another post in a sec.

‘DARK KNIGHT’ CONTINUES TO SELL OUT; OUTPACES HIGHEST-EARNING BLOCKBUSTERS

Four days prior to its release, MovieTickets.com already has over 700 performances of ‘Dark Knight’ sold out in North America

LOS ANGELES (July 14, 2008 ) - MovieTickets.com (www.movietickets.com) is reporting that the highly anticipated film “The Dark Knight” is currently outselling three of MovieTickets.com’s Top-10 Performing Films of All-Time at the same point in the sales cycle, including installments from such coveted franchises as “Pirates of the Caribbean,” “Spider-Man” and “The Lord of the Rings.”

To date, “Dark Knight” has sold more than three times as many advance tickets as “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest,” more than twice as many as “Spider-Man 3″ and almost twice as many as “Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” at the same point in the sales cycle for each film.

MovieTickets.com’s Top-10 Performing Films of All-Time

1. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

2. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

3. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

4. The Passion of The Christ

5. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest

6. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

7. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

8. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

9. Matrix Reloaded

10. Spider-Man 3

According to MovieTickets.com, “Dark Knight” has sold out over 270 performances in Los Angeles and New York alone. What’s more, MovieTickets.com reports the caped crusader now boasts more than 1,300 midnight showings on its site.

In a recent MovieTickets.com survey, moviegoers aware of the movie expressed intent to see the film during its opening weekend in all four age groups polled:

• 24 & Under - 98 percent
• 25 to 34 - 92 percent
• 35 to 44 - 78 percent
• 45 to 59 - 66 percent

In addition, the survey found that 86 percent of males and 76 percent of females polled said they intend to see “Dark Knight” during its opening weekend.

Hey, guys! My review of Batman: Gotham Knight is up over at the Girls Entertainment Network! Click to image below to go read it (I also added it to the “Films” section of my blog).

I was recently asked to write an article for Hollywire.com, an affiliate of the Girls Entertainment Network. It’s up! Click on the front page screen shot below to check it out.

Thanks to the head of Hollywire and Aktrez/Becky for giving me the opportunity and for featuring my article!