'Hannah Montana' Movie Tickets Are Selling Like Crack

by Jordan Yerman | January 18, 2008 at 07:17 am

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Showing the film for one week is probably a good idea, as it virtually guarantees sellout shows to leverage a longer, wider release... though one would think that a pop-cultural phenomenon like Miley Cyrus would only need lend her name to a movie in order to guarantee nationwide distribution. Then again, producer-types are probably all too cognizant of what happened with that Britney Spears movie...

Hundreds of showtimes are already sold out on Fandango and theater owners are constantly adding new ones, says Harry Medved, spokesman for Fandango, the nation's largest movie ticketing service. The movie opens nationwide Feb. 1 and runs for one week only. Tickets went on sale Dec. 1 and can be purchased online or at the box office.

"We have 21 girls in our Girl Scout troop and I wanted to be able to offer it to all of them, thinking it would be great if we could go together," said Patti Feurman, mother of two in Ridgefield, Conn. "It was impossible to get that many tickets for a single show. We all had to break up to try to find tickets and we are all at different showtimes."

"Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert" captures singing sensation Miley Cyrus during her 54-date tour. In the movie, Miley, 15, star of Disney Channel's "Hannah Montana" series, performs as both a solo artist and as her television character, Hannah Montana. The movie is in Disney Digital 3D.

The movie is called "Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert." The movie allows fans to see the singer, songwriter and actress perform a sold-out concert tour.

It premieres Thursday night at 6:30 p.m. at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood.