NEW MOON the #1 pre-release title in Fandango history

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If you’re wondering how big The Twilight Saga: New Moon will be when it hits theaters this weekend, well, it’s gonna be BIG. Fandango announced that New Moon is now the top-selling pre-release title in the company’s 10-year history. That’s bigger than Star Wars: Episode III.  Bigger than the latest Harry Potter. And yes, bigger than The Dark Knight.

Heck, even I’m interested in seeing this movie and I HATED the first one. (It may have something to do with Taylor Lautner. Forgive me. I’m weak.)

From Fandango:

The Top 5 Advance Ticket-Sellers on Fandango (as of November 15, 2009) are now as follows:

  1. New Moon (2009)
  2. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
  3. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
  4. The Dark Knight (2008)
  5. Twilight (2008)

The latest chapter of The Twilight Saga is currently wolfing down 86% of weekly ticket sales on Fandango, the nation’s leading movie ticketing destination.

Twilight is the fifth-highest pre-release ticket on the list. Just as a point of reference, that installment took home $69.6 million during its first weekend out. It’s unlikely that New Moon will pull in Harry Potter numbers this weekend, but the film should easily top the first film’s opening weekend.

New Moon hits theaters Friday.