MovieTickets.com Extends Harkins Theatres Remote Ticketing Agreement

MovieTickets.com Extends Harkins Theatres Remote Ticketing Agreement

MovieTickets.com renewed its long-term arrangement to provide remote ticketing to Harkins Theatres.

The extension of the deal between MovieTickets.com and Harkins builds on an 11-year relationship between the two companies.

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MovieTickets.com works with more than 250 theater chains, allowing users to purchase tickets in advance via mobile devices or by calling a phone number. It currently enables remote ticketing for consumers across 22 countries and territories.

Harkins Theatres is the largest independently owned theater chain in North America. Operating 30 locations in five states and representing 432 screens, Harkins has been in existence for more than 80 years.

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“We're thrilled to extend our partnership with Harkins,” Joel Cohen, chief executive officer of MovieTickets.com said in a statement. “We have enjoyed a longstanding relationship with their team and we look forward to working even closer together in the future, as we collectively strive to improve the movie-going experience.”

“We are excited to continue to partner with MovieTickets.com to offer advance ticket purchases to Harkins’ moviegoers,” said Mike Bowers, president of Harkins Theatres. “Extending our long-term partnership with MovieTickets.com allows us to continue to offer the convenience of online ticketing and give our guests more options for purchasing Harkins’ movie tickets.”

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