Beauty And The Beast Outpacing Finding Dory In Ticket Presales

Disney has a number of arrows in their quiver for 2017, but the biggest just might be their upcoming live-action Beauty and the Beast.

The live-action remake of the beloved animated classic started selling advanced tickets on Fandango Monday, and in just a few days has already become the top seller on the site for the week (via The Wrap). Hundreds of showtimes are already sold out in the United States, and the film has managed to already sell more tickets in three days than Disney Pixar’s goliath from last year Finding Dory.

“With its dazzling new trailers, ‘Beauty’ is creating tremendous buzz among movie fans of all ages,” says Fandango Managing Editor Erik Davis. “Its pre-sales rival those of a superhero movie.”

Finding Dory ended up grossing over $486 million stateside, with a worldwide cume of over $1 billion. Odds are that Beauty and the Beast ends up beating that lofty goal.

Beauty and the Beast is the fantastic journey of Belle, a bright, beautiful and independent young woman who is taken prisoner by a beast in his castle. Despite her fears, she befriends the castle’s enchanted staff and learns to look beyond the Beast’s hideous exterior and realize the kind heart and soul of the true Prince within.

Beauty and the Beast stars Emma Watson as Belle; Dan Stevens as the Beast; Luke Evans as Gaston, the handsome, but shallow villager who woos Belle; Oscar winner Kevin Kline as Maurice, Belles eccentric, but lovable father; Josh Gad as Lefou, Gaston’s long-suffering aide-de-camp; Golden Globe nominee Ewan McGregor as Lumiere, the candelabra; Oscar nominee Stanley Tucci as Maestro Cadenza, the harpsichord; Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Plumette, the feather duster; six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald as Madame Garderobe, the wardrobe; Oscar nominee Ian McKellen as Cogsworth, the mantel clock; and two-time Academy Award winner Emma Thompson as the teapot, Mrs. Potts.

Beauty and the Beast will be released in U.S. theaters on March 17, 2017.

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