The massive demand for Avengers: Endgame tickets brought down AMC's website
Marvel fans were willing to do whatever it takes to secure Avengers: Endgame tickets — but so far, it hasn't been easy.
Tickets for the highly-anticipated Avengers: Infinity War follow-up went on sale Tuesday morning, but those trying to purchase them were almost immediately met with widespread server issues and long wait times on major ticket websites like AMC and Fandango.
Hours later, in fact, these issues still aren't resolved. Fandango placed users in virtual lines with wait times in some cases of more than an hour, and some users who were able to make it through still were presented with an error message. Meanwhile, the entire AMC website just crashed completely and remains down at this time. The AMC app also presents users with an error message pointing to a "network issue" — even when trying to purchase tickets for movies currently playing.
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Over on Reddit, some fans became so frustrated they just physically went to their local movie theater to buy the tickets there.
Still, plenty of people have been able to get tickets after a trying process, and these issues weren't enough to prevent Endgame from breaking a pre-sale record. On Atom Tickets, Endgame had more sales in its first hour than any other movie, Deadline reports. In fact, it sold three times as many tickets on Atom as Avengers: Infinity War did in its first hour, and that movie went on to have the biggest domestic opening weekend ever and become the fourth highest-grossing film in history. Endgame may even surpass it as Disney sends a clear message to blockbusters looking to compete this summer: "I hope they remember you."
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Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.
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