MTV has an interesting article in regards to a survey that Fandango has for users to fill out when purchasing their New Moon tickets. They recently caught up with Fandango spokesperson Harry Medved. Here is what he had to say about the survey conducted -
2,500 recent “New Moon” ticket-buyers surveyed, an astounding 96 percent had read the novel — and 94 percent had read the entire series. But the tale gets even more interesting when you realize that 68 percent of the ticket-buyers weren’t aware of the “Twilight” franchise until the first film was released in November 2008. So, in essence, only 32 percent of the fans who have bought “New Moon” tickets have been “Twilight” fans for longer than 12 months.The next question on the survey (which would pop up after a fan purchased a “New Moon” ticket on Fandango) revolved around series newcomer Chris Weitz, who initially faced harsh criticism from the fanbase when he was chosen to replace “Twilight” director Catherine Hardwicke. Asked if they had faith the “Golden Compass” filmmaker would do a good job with “New Moon,” 95 percent of Twilighters answered positively.
A big part of that turnaround, it would seem, is the commonly held belief among Twilighters that Weitz will do a better job with the action scenes than his predecessor would have. Indeed, 93 percent of all buyers had watched the “New Moon” trailers online, with 77 percent saying the action scenes were a main draw and 98 percent (!) saying the action glimpsed in “New Moon” looked better than “Twilight.”
Fifty-three percent of Twilighters surveyed plan to see the first “New Moon” show at midnight; 26 percent will see it at a different time opening day; and 21 percent will see it during opening week or thereafter. Out of that crowd, 79 percent are making plans to bring three or more friends.
Lastly, Fandango even has stats on the Team Edward vs. Team Jacob rivalry — and, well, it’s not looking pretty for Taylor Lautner. Although “New Moon” will feature far more screen time for Jacob Black, only 17 percent of ticket-buyers said they’d choose him, while 83 percent are Team Edward.
“I’m personally bummed that Jacob doesn’t get more respect from the fans,” Medved laughed. “He’s a nice guy, and he deserves better.”
You can check out the rest of the article over at MTV!
[Thanks, SnowyHedwig!]
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