“House” Haunts Fandango’s Weekend Ticket Sales and Fanticipation Buzz Index

Fanticipation Chart- September 21, 2018
Los Angeles ( September 20, 2018 ) -

“The House With A Clock In Its Walls” is leading Fandango’s weekend ticket sales and Fanticipation movie buzz index, garnering 77 out of 100 Fanticipation points, and pacing similarly to Tim Burton’s 2016 “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children.”

“Families looking to get a head start in celebrating the spooky season will find something frightful and fun in ‘The House with a Clock In Its Walls,’” says Fandango Managing Editor Erik Davis. “Jack Black and Cate Blanchett help bring the beloved novel to life on the big screen, offering a refreshing kid-friendly option at theaters this weekend.”

About Fandango
Fandango is the ultimate digital network for all things movies, serving more than 60 million unique visitors per month, according to comScore, with best-in-class movie information, ticketing to more than 30,000 U.S. screens, trailers and original video, home entertainment and fan merchandise. Its portfolio features leading online ticketers Fandango, MovieTickets.com and Flixster; world-renown movie review site Rotten Tomatoes; and Movieclips, the #1 movie trailers and content channel on YouTube. Fandango’s movie discovery and ticketing innovations can also be found on mobile, social, AI and voice platforms from Apple, Facebook, Google, Amazon, and others. Fandango’s video on-demand service, FandangoNOW offers new release and catalog movies and next-day TV shows to more than 200 million connected, over-the-top (OTT) and mobile devices, while Fandango FanShop curates unique and exclusive fan gear and collectibles. In Latin America, the company operates leading online ticketers Ingresso.com and Fandango Latin America.

About Fanticipation
Known for having its finger on the pulse of moviegoers, Fandango’s movie buzz indicator, Fanticipation, provides statistical insight into the movies fans are planning to see in a given weekend. Fanticipation scores (based on a 1 to 100-point scale) are calculated via an algorithm of Fandango’s advance ticket sales, website and mobile traffic, and social media engagement. Fanticipation is not intended as a forecast of the weekend box office; it is a snapshot of movie fan sentiment. Fandango is the ultimate digital network for all things movies, reaching more than 60 million unique visitors per month across its portfolio of digital properties, according to comScore.