Yep, just verified on their website. AMC averages 14.5 screens per theater, while the industry average for North America is 6.8 screens per theater. So AMC's 8% theater market share is misleading compared to how many screens it actually operates.

http://www.amctheatres.com/Media/Defaul ... 2Q4_v2.pdf

So the real percentage is ~20%? Maybe less?

I think I found it. It's around 13%. As of 2009, the theater owners said there were 39,233 screens in North America. As of March 2012, AMC says it operates 5,034 screens. That would put AMC at 12.83% market share. So if you take $1.5m and divide it by 0.13, you get $11.5 million in domestic pre-sales. That's probably more accurate than the earlier figure based on AMC's theater market share.

I knew this was gonna have great presales but not to this level.

Now imagine how it's gonna be a week before its release?.

IDK about a week before its release, but by the morning of July 19th this should be in the $30-40M range.

Yeah, by July 19th this is gonna be insane.

Of course it isnt near 18 million; that would translate to like 100 million by the time it opens. The HUNGER Games had 10 million by comparison when it opened

What people need to understand is at WORST, the walk ups to presales ratio should be something like 10 to 1. Maybe more like 15 to 1. Hunger games was 15 to 1 and Avengers like 25 to 1 IIRC.

If TDKR TOUCHES 18 million in presales for opening weekend.....its going to CRUSH Avengers.

50/120/250. Midnights/Friday/Opening weekend

That is where it is heading

Hunger Games had far more than $10m in presales when it opened. It sold 1 million tickets over Fandango on the Monday before. Either way, though, The Dark Knight Rises is looking massive in that division too.

The pre-sale record is $32m by Potter, although that was calculated on the Wednesday before its release. It had another 24 hours to keep earning more cash before walk-up sales started for midnight shows. On Tuesday it was at $25m and went up $7m over the next 24 hours to reach $32m. It's safe to say that by the time walk-up sales started for midnight shows, it had $40-45m in pre-sales.

Finally bought my ticket today for a 7:15 showing for Friday at AMC Gulf Pointe 30 in LieMax. It may not be the REAL IMAX experiance, but it's convenient enough for me. Edwards is just too damn far and the traffic is hell coming from my house.

The only problem now is how early I should leave. Considering they only have ONE LieMax screen and I will be seeing it OD I might actually have to leave the house atleast 3 hours early to get in line in order get some good seats.

Where do you live?

Telephone & Bellfort

In the end presales mean something but its walk up that will drive TDKR to a record.

Looks like Manny is finally joining TDKR owns the avengers & the world club

Well the only way TDKR wins WW is if goes past Avatar.

lol I am already predicting 200 million OW but think the record is still in the air.

Reason being I think the film is not going to hold that well over the weekend because Friday will be so large.. Seeing a Weekend Multiplier around 2.15. Compared to 2.35 for TDK and 2.56 for TA.

So thats why I think anything over 215 million is unlikely.

Agree, Friday will be extremely large and sold-out everywhere, the sad part is that Saturday, Sunday and the rest of the first week will also be, , so the record is coming and basing on early tracking and sold-out tickets I feel and think it will be hard to find a ticket on OW

Press Release Confirms

Spoiler: show

Cillian Murphy

IS in The Dark Knight Rises



According to the release, the cast attending the premiere include:





http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2012/06/29/pr ... ght-rises/

AMC adding more marathon shows and 3am+ shows? RISE



NOLAN NOLAN CHRIS CHRIS NOLAN NOLAN CHRIS CHRIS.

"the fire rises"

Let The Games Begin!

You guys are on some gay shit with your infatuation over Nolan. He's a great filmmaker, no doubt, but saying stuff like "is this life" and "Godlan", makes it seem like you got hard-ons for the dude..

Most of this stuff is hyperbole unless it is from BJ, then it is Gospel...

DP

Well he did make the two best superhoro movies ever made. And yes, that is fact. Infidels will be shot on sight.