Fandango is probably the most popular online movie tickets site, no? (a quick Alexa.com scan shows it beats movietickets.com pretty handily) So the site a decent barometer for what the pleebs and ham and eggers are looking forward for next year. Fandango has released its list of Most Anticipated Blockbusters of 2009 as voted by its male and female users and its New Year’s picks for the Sexiest Stars (because Fandango users come complete with a chip embedded in their brain that allows them the knowledge of what actors and actresses will be the sexiest in 2009 even though they have yet to see them in the film).
According to its female users, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” is the most anticipated with the “Twilight” sequel, “New Moon,” coming in second. For males, the most anticipated blockbuster of 2009 for Fandango users is “Star Trek,” with “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,” coming in second and ‘Half-Blood Prince’ at third (Michael Bay fans will be happy to know “Transformers 3” already has a release date of June 29, 2011).
Will this be any indication of the top-grossing films of 2009 in North America? Mmm, not exactly, but surely its ballpark figures of what will be big, no? Not that we care for most of these films, but…
MOST ANTICIPATED BLOCKBUSTERS FOR 2009
According to Female Fandango Users
1. “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”: 25%
2. “New Moon”: 15%
3. “Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen”: 11%
4. “Angels & Demons”: 9%
5. “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”: 7%
6. “Star Trek”: 6%
7. “Public Enemies”: 5%
8. “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian”: 4%
9. “The Lovely Bones”: 3%
10. “Where the Wild Things Are”: 2%
According to Male Fandango Users:
1. “Star Trek”: 23%
2. “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen”: 17%
3. “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”: 14%
4. “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”: 9%
5. “Terminator Salvation”: 7%
6. “Watchmen”: 7%
7. “Angels & Demons”: 5%
8. “Public Enemies”: 3%
9. “G.I. Joe”: 3%
10. “New Moon”: 3%
