2009’s most anticipated blockbusters
By Michael Knox, mknox@modernfilmzine.com
It’s probably not much of a surprise to anyone with brain activity, but “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” looks to be the most anticipated movie of 2009, according to a recent survey.
The survey of more than 2,000 Fandango fans was taken in December. It included votes for men and women, but broke down the results by what film each gender is looking forward to the most.
Of the 2,000 people that were surveyed, 14 percent of the men stated they wanted to see “Harry Potter” with 25 percent of the women that were surveyed stating they wanted to see the film.
The new J.J. Abrams reboot of “Star Trek” ranked high as well, with 23 percent of the men surveyed wanting to see the film and 6 percent of the women wanting to see it.
“Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” had a high ranking with 17 percent of the male votes and 11 percent of the female votes.
Here is a breakdown of the results over all:
MOST ANTICIPATED BLOCKBUSTERS FOR 2009
According to Women:
1. “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”: 25 percent
2. “New Moon”: 15 percent
3. “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen”: 11 percent
4. “Angels & Demons”: 9 percent
5. “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”: 7 percent
6. “Star Trek”: 6 percent
7. “Public Enemies” 5 percent
8. “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian: 4 percent
9. “The Lovely Bones”: 3 percent
10. “Where the Wild Things Are”: 2 percent
According to Men
1. “Star Trek”: 23 percent
2. “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen”: 17 percent
3. “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”: 14 percent
4. “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”: 9 percent
5. “Terminator: Salvation”: 7 percent
6. “Watchmen”: 7 percent
7. “Angels & Demons”: 5 percent
8. “Public Enemies”: 3 percent
9. “G.I.Joe”: 3 percent
10. “New Moon”: 3 percent
