Atom Tickets, the social movie ticketing app, announced today that “Avengers: Endgame” set a new record for most tickets sold online over opening weekend on Atom. In fact, the movie sold nearly twice as many tickets as the next top seller.
Top 5 biggest online ticket sales for opening weekend on Atom –
- “Avengers: Endgame”
- “Deadpool 2”
- “Avengers: Infinity War”
- “Star Wars: Last Jedi”
- “Aquaman”
As the epic movie enters its second weekend across the country, it is currently the most pre-ordered movie ticket on Atom with showtimes selling out again. The demand to reserve seats for “Avengers: Endgame” lifted Atom’s box office share (of Atom enabled theaters) reinforcing reports that more people bought tickets online for this movie than any other movie in recent history.
“We’re thrilled to be a part of this historical theatrical event for “Avengers: Endgame”, from driving awareness of ticket sales with an exclusive movie poster to various digital marketing campaigns. We know that millions of our customers were among the first to see the epic movie,” said Matthew Bakal, co-founder and chairman of Atom Tickets. “On Atom, we’re already seeing huge interest in this movie in the coming weeks as our online ticket sales continue to be predominately for “Avengers: Endgame”.”
“Avengers: Endgame” has been breaking records on Atom since tickets went on sale April 2:
- Within the first hour of tickets going on sale, “Avengers: Endgame” sold THREE times the amount of tickets “Avengers: Infinity War” sold last year
- Within the first day, “Avengers: Endgame” sold FIVE times the amount of sales of the previous record set by “Aquaman”
- After its first week of pre-sales, it sold nearly TWICE as many tickets as the next four record holders combined, which includes “Aquaman”, “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”, “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Captain Marvel”
- Within 10 days it became the best pre-sale title of all time
About Atom Tickets
Atom Tickets was named among the 2019 Top Places to Work in LA by BuiltInLA and is backed by Lionsgate, Disney, Twentieth Century Fox Film, and Fidelity Management & Research Company. Atom Tickets allows consumers to search for films instantly, invite friends, buy tickets, pre-order concessions and more. Enabled on over 22,000 screens across the U.S., the platform’s innovative marketing capabilities help studios, exhibitors and brands maximize revenue opportunities. The company’s advisory board includes Steven Spielberg, J.J. Abrams, Tyler Perry, Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia who serve as resources to Atom in developing the most innovative and convenient theatrical movie experiences for consumers. Atom Tickets is available as a free app in the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store and online at atomtickets.com.