MovieTickets.com to Support the Navy SEAL Foundation With Launch of Exclusive Program for Bandito Brothers' Navy SEAL Action-Thriller Act of Valor, Released by Relativity Media

BOCA RATON, Fla., Feb. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MovieTickets.com (www.movietickets.com), the leading global provider of advance movie ticketing, is launching an exclusive program with Relativity Media beginning today, February 15th, through the film's release on Friday, February 24th, which enables moviegoers who purchase tickets through MovieTickets.com for the adrenaline-fueled Navy SEAL action-thriller Act of Valor, to also have the ability to donate additional funds to benefit the Navy SEAL Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing immediate and ongoing support and assistance to the Naval Special Warfare community, active-duty personnel and their families. The film is an unprecedented blend of real-life heroism and original filmmaking like no other in Hollywood's history and stars a group of active-duty Navy SEALs along with actors Roselyn Sanchez, Alex Veadov, Jason Cottle and Nestor Serrano. 

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Produced and directed by former Baja 1000 champion Mike "Mouse" McCoy and former stuntman Scott Waugh, and written by Kurt Johnstad (300), the Bandito Brothers' Act of Valor features a gripping story that takes audiences on an edge-of-their-seat journey, when a mission to recover a kidnapped CIA operative unexpectedly results in the discovery of an imminent, terrifying global threat, an elite team of highly-trained Navy SEALs must immediately embark on a heart-stopping secret operation, the outcome of which will determine the fate of us all. Act of Valor combines stunning combat sequences, up-to-the-minute battlefield technology, and heart-pumping emotion for the ultimate action adventure film—showcasing the skills, training and tenacity of the greatest action heroes of them all: real Navy SEALs.

To learn more about the Navy SEAL Foundation, please visit www.nswfoundation.org.  
For more information about the film, please visit www.actofvalormovie.com. 

About Relativity Media

Relativity Media is a next-generation studio engaged in multiple aspects of entertainment, including full-scale film and television production and distribution, the co-financing of major studio film slates, music publishing, sports management and digital media.  Additionally, the company makes strategic partnerships with, and investments in, media and entertainment-related companies and assets.

To date, Relativity has produced, distributed, and/or structured financing for more than 200 motion pictures.  Released films have accumulated more than $17 billion in worldwide box office receipts.  Relativity's recent films include: Haywire, Immortals, Tower Heist, Bridesmaids, Hop, Limitless, Anonymous, Machine Gun Preacher, Cowboys & Aliens, Battle: Los Angeles, Season of The Witch, Little Fockers, The Fighter, The Social Network, Salt, Despicable Me, Grown Ups, Dear John, It's Complicated, Couples Retreat and Zombieland. Upcoming films for Relativity include: Act of Valor, Mirror Mirror, The Raven, 21 Jump Street, American Reunion, and The Bourne Legacy.  Thirty-eight of the company's films have opened to No. 1 at the box office.  Relativity films have earned 60 Oscar® nominations, including nods for The Fighter, The Social Network, The Wolfman, A Serious Man, Frost/Nixon, Atonement, American Gangster and 3:10 to Yuma. Sixty-two of Relativity's films have each generated more than $100 million in worldwide box-office receipts.

Relativity also owns and operates Rogue Pictures, a company that specializes in films targeted to the 13-25 year old audience, and RogueLife, Relativity's digital studio which is developing original content for the Web and creating sustainable online platforms and communities. RelativityREAL, Relativity's television arm, has 67 projects in production, including 17 original series that are currently airing or will air in the upcoming television season including Police Women for TLC, Coming Home for Lifetime and The Great Food Truck Race for Food Network. For additional information, please visit www.relativitymedia.com.

About MovieTickets.com

MovieTickets.com (www.movietickets.com), the worldwide leader in advance movie ticketing, offers moviegoers a quick and convenient way to purchase tickets, while serving as a top destination for movie news, reviews and trailers.  The Company currently enables consumers across 17 countries/territories, including the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Argentina, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and the Caribbean to buy movie tickets online, from any mobile device or by phone at 877-789-MOVIE.   Formed in 2000, MovieTickets.com is a joint venture between AMC Entertainment, Hollywood Media Corp. (NASDAQ: HOLL), National Amusements, Cineplex Entertainment, Marcus Theatres (NYSE: MCS), Viacom (Nasdaq: VIA) and Time Warner. Its elite collection of partner theaters consistently represents more than 50 percent of the top 100 grossing theaters in North America on any given weekend. The MovieTickets.com theater chain group includes 247 theaters chains, which is about 10 times the number of chains of its nearest competitor.

About the Navy SEAL Foundation

The Navy SEAL Foundation provides support in times of adversity and achievement to U.S. Navy SEALs, Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen, Naval Special Warfare support personnel and their families. The foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, was formed in 2000 and underwent a name change in January 2011 when The SEAL-Naval Special Warfare Foundation and the Navy SEAL Warrior Fund combined their organizations. The merger makes it easier for families to receive assistance and support from one organization, while enabling the foundation to respond rapidly to their needs.

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