As hype for new box office champ “The Dark Knight” reached a fever pitch over the weekend, moviegoers were surfing eBay and Craigslist for tickets, sometimes paying five times face value for them.
The hottest items were tickets to Imax showings. The movie opened on 94 Imax screens, and company executives did a good job letting folks know that director Christopher Nolan shot many of the biggest action scenes with an Imax camera, making it was the best venue for viewing the film.
All the publicity didn’t hurt Imax stock, either: It gained 18 percent last week. “The Dark Knight,” meanwhile set a new weekend record by selling $155 million worth of tickets.
The going online-auction price for an Imax “Dark Knight” ticket seemed to be around $50 — with many sellers asking $60 and many buyers offering $40.
An eBay spokesperson said she didn’t recall seeing this many, if any, offers to buy and sell movie tickets on the site before. Read more
Apple sells one million iPhone 3Gs in first weekend
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Apple announced it sold its one millionth iPhone3G on Sunday, just three days after its launch on Friday, July 11.
“iPhone 3G had a stunning opening weekend,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “It took 74 days to sell the first one million original iPhones, so the new iPhone 3G is clearly off to a great start around the world.”
The new iPhone 3G combines all the revolutionary features of iPhone plus 3G networking that is twice as fast, built-in GPS for expanded location-based mobile services, and iPhone 2.0 software which includes support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and runs over 800 third party applications available through the new App Store.
iPhone 3G is now available in 21 countries including Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and the US, and will go on sale in France on July 17. In the US, the new iPhone 3G is priced at just $199 for the 8GB model, and $299 for the 16GB model
