As we officially bid farewell to the summer, it’s clear the moviegoing it’s slowing down anytime soon. Actually, there’s ample flicks heading to the big screen from awesomely gruesome horror movies to major franchises making big returns - so it’s only right Fandango comes through with a Top 10 and Top 5 list of characters and big screen productions people are geeking out over.

Fandango, the nation’s leading online movie ticketing service, today announced the results of its 2023 Most Anticipated Fall & Horror Movie Survey of more than 2,000 ticket buyers. Fall brings early awards contenders, big blockbusters, spine-tingling thrillers and popular franchises, and the latest survey from Fandango confirms that moviegoers are excited to see all of them.

Most Anticipated Fall Movies:

1. The Marvels

2. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes

3. The Equalizer 3 

4. A Haunting in Venice 

5. Killers of the Flower Moon 

6. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 

7. The Expendables 4 

8. The Exorcist: Believer

9. Saw X 

10. Five Nights at Freddy’s 

Most Anticipated Movies from Returning Franchises:

1. Hercule Poirot Movies 

2. The Equalizer 

3. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 

4. Expendables 

5. The Exorcist

Most Anticipated Main Characters: 

1. Carol Danvers (Brie Larson in The Marvels)

2. Hercule Poirot (Kenneth Branagh in A Haunting in Venice) 

3. Robert McCall (Denzel Washington in The Equalizer 3)

4. Ms. Marvel (Iman Vellani in The Marvels)

5. Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris in The Marvels)

Most Anticipated Supporting Characters: 

1. Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson in The Marvels)

2. Joyce Reynolds (Michelle Yeoh in A Haunting in Venice) 

3. Casca Highbottom (Peter Dinklage in Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes)

4. W. S. Hamilton (Brendan Fraser in Killers of the Flower Moon)

5. Acteur (Dakota Fanning in The Equalizer 3) 

This Fall moviegoers are also in the mood for all things spooky and scary. Fandango uncovered in their survey that horror fans continue to be dedicated to the genre, with 96% of those surveyed saying that they plan to watch at least one horror movie on Halloween, and 78% claimed they watch between one to six horror movies every month. 

Fans’ Most Anticipated Horror Movies this Fall include: 

1. A Haunting in Venice 

2. The Exorcist: Believer

3. Five Nights At Freddy’s 

4. Saw X 

5. The Nun II  

Most Anticipated Horror Genre:

1. Thriller

2. Psychological 

3. Supernatural / Paranormal

4. Haunted House

5. Comedic 

For horror movie fans looking for recommendations, in October, Rotten Tomatoes will feature a variety of lists and guides highlighting some of the scariest movies of all time.  For fans looking to catch up on some of these thrilling titles, they can check out Vudu, Fandango’s on-demand streaming service, which offers more than 200,000 premium movies and TV shows to rent or buy – no subscription required. 

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