Eager Fans Head To Lincoln Center AMC Theater For Midnight Showing Of 'The Hunger Games'
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Movie-goers across the country are finally getting to see one of the most eagerly anticipated films of the year.
Fans waited in long lines Thursday night for a chance to see the midnight showing of "The Hunger Games." More than 2,500 showings across the country were sold out.
1010 WINS' Eileen Lehpamer Reports From Lincoln Center
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Eileen Lehpamer of 1010 WINS was at the Lincoln Center AMC Theater, where there were 13 screenings -- all starting between midnight and 12:30 a.m.
The fans, many dressed in costume, arrived hours before the showings even though they bought their tickets more than a month ago.
There was plenty of gold face paint, teal wigs and even a woman with a bow and arrow imitating "The Hunger Games" heroine Katniss Everdeen.
"Believe me, I have carried some crazy stuff down the streets of New York City, but a bow and arrow...," she told Lehpamer.
Fandango said it was selling 10 tickets per second. The sci-fi action film stars Jennifer Lawrence.
"The Hunger Games" is expected to set a box office record for a March release.
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