Monsters University hits theaters tomorrow, June 21, but already Disney Pixar’s latest is outselling their 2012 movie Brave.
Fandango shared stats with Hypable which indicate that Monsters University is outselling Brave at the same point in its ticket sales cycle. The Monsters, Inc. prequel is selling 50% more tickets than Brave did at this point of its release countdown last year. The latter film ended up receiving mixed reviews from critics.
We’ve also learned that these interesting stats, courtesy Fandango, are based on a survey conducted amongst 1,000 Monsters University ticket purchasers:
– 98% had previously seen the original Monsters, Inc., but only 60% had seen it on the big screen;
– 89% say they plan to see the Monsters University because it’s a Pixar film;
– 88% look forward to the Pixar short film presented before each of their movies;
– 86% pick “originality” as the key factor that makes them want to see each Pixar film;
– 77% say the film’s “G” rating was an incentive for them to buy a ticket.
Read our Monsters University review to learn if it lives up to Pixar’s gold-standard level of filmmaking.
Also hitting theaters this weekend is Brad Pitt’s World War Z. Fandango surveyed 1,000 ticket purchases of this zombie film and found:
– 87% said the film’s much-reported production history had zero impact on their decision to buy a ticket;
– 81% said Brad Pitt’s involvement made them more excited to see World War Z;
– 69% of World War Z ticket-buyers are fans of other zombie stories;
– Only 30% of ticket-buyers had read the book World War Z by Max Brooks.
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