Gold Class Cinemas Experiencing Record-Setting Advance Ticket Sales for Summer Blockbuster Films

LOS ANGELES, May 25 /PRNewswire/ -- From "Iron Man 2" to the upcoming "Sex and the City 2" and "Twilight Saga: Eclipse," Gold Class Cinemas announces record-setting ticket sales for the summer movie season.  For "Sex and the City 2" and "Twilight Saga: Eclipse," advance ticket sales are "eclipsing" Gold Class Cinemas sales expectations.

"At Gold Class Cinemas, we offer the ultimate escape for movie lovers with great food, great drinks and big summer blockbuster releases," said Mark Mulcahy, vice president, marketing, Gold Class Cinemas. "Movies like 'Sex and the City 2' and 'Twilight Saga: Eclipse' are a big part of the escape at Gold Class Cinemas, and we see with our ticket sales that movie lovers want that ultimate escape."

Close to 9,000 movie-goers have reserved their tickets for "Sex and the City 2" to enjoy a gold-standard night out with their girlfriends with online seat selection, a fully-stocked bar and lounge, and complete menu of easy-to-eat comfort food with their favorite friends. Gold Class Cinemas is also featuring a special drink menu including the Flirtini, Manhattan and the "Sex and the City" girls' favorite, the Cosmopolitan. Approximately 1,800 of the "Sex and the City 2" cocktails have sold already.

Whether with Team Edward or Team Jacob, Twilighters can reserve seats now for the third installment of the Twilight series, "Twilight Saga: Eclipse." Several locations of Gold Class Cinemas will host a midnight showing on opening day – June 30 – and it's already sold out at the Fairview, TX location. Tickets are on sale now at www.goldclasscinemas.com.

Visit Gold Class Cinemas at www.goldclasscinemas.com to learn more and follow on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/GoldClassCinemas) and Twitter (http://twitter.com/GoGoldClass) for updates on ticket sales, events and more.

About Village Roadshow Limited

Village Roadshow Limited is one of the world's pre-eminent entertainment groups, which includes a leading film distributor, theme parks, cinemas and radio stations in Australia and other global markets. Through its Village Roadshow Pictures Group partnership with Crescent Entertainment, an affiliate of Act III Communications, Village Roadshow Limited also is a leading independent producer of Hollywood films. Since 1999, VRPG has produced nearly 60 motion pictures garnering critical and commercial success with films such as "The Matrix Trilogy," "Ocean's Eleven," "Twelve" and "Thirteen," "Mystic River," "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "Happy Feet."

Village Roadshow Limited pioneered Gold Class Cinemas in Australia in 1997. Today, Village Cinemas Gold Class is the #1 cinema brand of its kind in Australia. Following the success in Australia, the Gold Class Cinemas concept and brand launched around the world, including Asia, Europe and North America.

SOURCE Gold Class Cinemas