Burton Slashes Attendance Records at ACMI

August 02, 2010 18:02

The Australian Centre for the Moving Image welcomed the 100,000th visitor to its Melbourne Winter Masterpieces show Tim Burton: The Exhibition, breaking attendance records for the centre.

The exhibition, which opened on 24 June, exactly five weeks ago, has become one of the hottest tickets in town this winter with queues spilling out of the centre into Federation Square.

Artist and filmmaker, Tim Burton, delighted crowds with an appearance at ACMI in June to officially open the exhibition. Recounting his visit, he said: "During my visit to Melbourne I saw first hand how passionate the city is about art and film and I met hundreds of fans who were really warm and welcoming.

"Even though it is a bit exposing to have my work displayed in this context, even within ACMI's dark and mysterious gallery, I'm thrilled that so many visitors are enjoying the exhibition," he said.

Visitation numbers to the exhibition are the highest in ACMI’s short history, beating the centre's previous Melbourne Winter Masterpieces blockbuster Pixar: 20 Years of Animation (2007), by 60% at the same five-week mark. The single biggest day for Tim Burton drew 5300 visitors which is again a record previously held by Pixar with a highest single day attendance of 3600.

Tim Burton: The Exhibition is on at ACMI now until Sunday 10 October.

For more information visit: www.acmi.net.au

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Location: Melbourne (VIC)

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