‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Outsells Last 7 Marvel Movies Combined in Fandango Presales
Twice as many tickets are selling for the upcoming film than for “Black Panther”
Beatrice Verhoeven | April 11, 2018 @ 7:26 AM
Last Updated: April 11, 2018 @ 7:34 AM
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“Avengers: Infinity War” is outselling the last seven Marvel Cinematic Universe movies combined in presales on Fandango, the mobile ticketing platform announced Wednesday.
Those films include “Black Panther,” “Thor: Ragnarok,” “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” “Doctor Strange,” “Captain America: Civil War” and “Ant-Man.”
With a little over two weeks to go until its release, “Infinity War” is selling more than double the amount of tickets on Fandango that “Black Panther” sold at the same point in the sales cycle.
“‘Infinity War’ has built up such unprecedented anticipation that it’s pacing to break records, the likes of which we have never seen before for a superhero movie,” said Fandango Managing Editor Erik Davis. “Moviegoers are rushing to guarantee their seats in advance for what is sure to be one of the most talked-about movies of the decade.”
“Avengers: Infinity War” features a huge cast including Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Holland, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Chadwick Boseman, Anthony Mackie, Robert Downey Jr., Danai Gurira and many, many more.
It will hit theaters April 27.
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10. "Ocean's 8" (June 8)
The female-fronted spinoff to "Ocean's 11" is as cool as can be, with an all-star cast of women leading another high-class caper. Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Sarah Paulson, Helena Bonham Carter, Rihanna, Awkwafina and Mindy Kaling star. Watch the trailer here.
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9. "X-Men: Dark Phoenix" (Nov. 2)
Fans have been itching for a film adaptation of "The Dark Phoenix Saga" for ages, in which Jean Grey (Sophie Turner) is imbued with incredible powers that transforms her to Dark Phoenix. Jessica Chastain joins the cast of X-Men as the film's mysterious villain.
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8. "A Wrinkle in Time" (March 9)
Ava DuVernay directs this extravagant fantasy and adventure about a trip through space and time to find a missing scientist. Reese Witherspoon, Oprah Winfrey, Mindy Kaling, Chris Pine, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Michael Pena and Zach Galifianakis all star. Watch the trailer here.
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7. "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" (Nov. 16)
Part two of five in this prequel series in the Harry Potter universe finds Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) teaming up with a young Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) to battle the evil wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp). Check out new images from the film here.
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6. "Incredibles 2" (June 15)
Fourteen years after Pixar's "The Incredibles," this super family is back on the job, with Elastigirl (Holly Hunter) taking more of a front and center role this time around. Check out the teaser here.
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5. "Solo: A Star Wars Story" (May 25)
After a lot of headaches in the production that eventually led to Ron Howard taking the directing job, it seems fans won't mind following the "Star Wars" franchise to the summer and watching Alden Ehrenreich shoot first as the iconic Han Solo.
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4. "Untitled Deadpool Sequel" (June 1)
Ryan Reynolds is strapping his spandex back on for the sequel to "Deadpool," which has added Josh Brolin as the villain Cable and "Atlanta" star Zazie Beetz as Domino.
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3. "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" (June 22)
Jeff Goldblum is back in the sequel to "Jurassic World," with Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard returning to Isla Nublar to rescue the dinosaurs that live there from being wiped out by an active volcano. Check out the trailer here.
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2. "Black Panther" (Feb. 16)
The rare movie on this list to open this winter rather than in the summer, T'Challa of "Black Panther" first stole the show in "Captain America: Civil War." And "Creed" director Ryan Coogler has assembled an impressive cast of up-and-coming black actors including Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira and Daniel Kaluuya.
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1. "Avengers: Infinity War" (May 4)
Marvel has promised that "Infinity War" would finally start bring this chapter of the current crop of Avengers to a close and usher in a new era of heroes, and the initial trailer showcasing their fight with Thanos teases the grim stakes at hand.
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A survey of Fandango users also listed sequels to “Deadpool” and “Jurassic World” among the list
Avengers, panthers and dinosaurs, oh my! It's another superhero heavy year ahead at the movies, with fans clamoring for the sequels and finales to some of the decade's biggest franchises. A survey of Fandango users gathered up the 10 most anticipated films of 2018. We can't wait!
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