Avengers: Endgame is officially released worldwide on April 26th, with tickets going on sale
TODAY.
However -- the problem is, people are struggling to get them, with the film overloading a lot
of the ticket websites.
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So, at the time of this recording, Avengers: Endgame tickets are officially on sale with
a brand new teaser trailer also dropping along with them.
In the trailer we got to see our favorite heroes reunited, and flying around space in
a sleek looking Quinjet.
And, of course, it wouldn’t been Endgame without Thanos making his grand appearance
at the end of the trailer -- Sword next to him.
The line to buy tickets for Endgame has been a significant struggle for most fans -- with
Marvel announcing tickets were on sale Tuesday Morning for the latest chapter of the movie.
Wait times proved unbearable for most fans, with most waiting over an hour to buy their
tickets.
Now -- if you’re late to the game, and didn’t
get your ticket within the first few minutes of their release, you may struggle.
It was announced that 95% of the tickets were sold out within 45 minutes with the film likely
heading towards smashing its predecessors record.
With Infinity War selling more tickets than the last 7 marvel films combined.
Yup -- that’s insane.
As you would expect, everyone is in panic mode, rushing to the movie websites to purchase
their tickets before they’re all gone.
But, with such a large quantity of people comes mass overloading -- with most ticket
websites breaking, showing error messages to late comers.
It’s worth noting that Avengers Endgame is 182-minutes long, that’s three hours
and two minutes, twice the runtime of the The Lion King.
A spokesperson for Cineplex confirmed technical challenges on the website to National Post
-- however, tickets are still available, transactions are just being processed at a much, much slower
rate.
They tweeted, “We’ve been having some technical issues with Cineplex today which
have left some movie-lovers frustrated.
Know that we’re working hard on a fix and apologize for the frustration.
We hope to have everything back in order soon!”
With delays come impatient movie goers, with one user stating, “Update: It’s been an
hour” -- Yup, it sucks.
With another user stating, “It’s ok, it’s normal when 1 billion people are trying to
buy endgame tickets at once” -- ain’t that the truth.
News sites also report that Endgame has smashed records, with reports that in the first hour
the movie has set a record for the mobile ticket retailer.
To date, Endgame has sold three times more tickets on Atom in the first hour of pre-sales
than Infinity War did last year.
That’s absolutely insane!
And, as stated before, Endgame is crashing sites -- with buyers getting a 503 error code
on AMC, and some users on Atom and Fandango are having difficulties too.
Predictions for box office records are also HUGE for the movie, with it expected to set
a weekend box-office record when it opens, with exhibitor relations predicting 282 million
in North American ticket sales, topping the 258 million set by Infinity War last year.
Research analyst Jeff Bock stated, “Infinity War left audiences with a cinematic cliffhangers.
The only thing that could really affect the opening weekend would be a running time that
exceeded three hours, which has yet to be confirmed by Disney.”
A long movie can mean fewer showtimes.
Endgame is the second of two Marvel films released early this year -- With Captain Marvel
released on March 8, raking in 455 million worldwide -- placing it at the number 20 spot
on the highest grossing Marvel movies of all time.
Not the best -- but still, I loved it.
Are you guys excited for Avengers: Endgame?
Were you successful in buying tickets or are you still waiting in line?
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