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Huge demand for tickets to the first screenings of Star Wars: The Force Awakens has put a strain on cinema websites.
Odeon and Picturehouse said their sites were affected, with Picturehouse saying it had seen "unprecedented" demand.
However a Vue spokesman said it had sold 10,000 tickets in 90 minutes, adding "our customers continue to purchase online with ease".
The new film, which hits cinema screens on 17 December, is one of the most anticipated titles of the year.
It reunites stars from the original trilogy of films including Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher.
Advance tickets went on sale this morning, but the volume of people trying to buy them was too high for website servers to cope.

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-34571070 [bbc.com]

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