Press Release from Flixster
SAN FRANCISCO (June 22, 2009) -- Users of Flixster, the world's biggest online movie community, are showing enormous enthusiasm for Wednesday's opening of TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN, leading to double-digit growth for Flixster's popular iPhone "Movies" app since the start of the summer movie season.
Weekend visits to Flixster's "Movies" app for the iPhone, have grown nearly 20 percent since April, when Flixster introduced major enhancements to the app, and show signs that they will be even bigger with the opening of TRANSFORMERS.
Although its release date is still two days away, TRANSFORMERS is already the most-searched film on the "Movies" app from Flixster.
"Mobile devices like the iPhone have inherently changed the way people discover movies and decide what to see," said Steve Polsky, president and COO of San Francisco-based Flixster Inc. "People want to share their enthusiasm for blockbusters like TRANSFORMERS. Because the 'Movies' app is mobile, they can find showtimes and theaters, let their friends know about their plans and post their own reviews after seeing it, all from their iPhone, no matter where they are."
Each month, more than 20 million unique visitors visit Flixster's unique blend of social networking and movie information. The "Movies" app is one of the most popular programs introduced for the iPhone, and is installed on 1 in 5 of the devices.
Flixster has continued to expand its mobile offerings, including the newly introduced "Flixster" for the Palm Pre. The popular movie service is also available for Android, and will soon be accessible by Blackberry users.
About FlixsterFlixster is the world's biggest online movie community -- where movie lovers can rate, review, discover and socialize around films. Launched in January 2006, Flixster now has more than 20 million unique monthly users who have created 1.8 billion movie ratings. Flixster provides at-home or on-the-go access to local theaters and showtimes, trailers and quizzes, plus the ability to post reviews and exchange opinions with their friends -- as well as the entire Flixster community.
Visit Flixster at www.flixster.com.
