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'''Moviefone''' is an [[United States|American]]-based movie listing and information service. Moviegoers can obtain local showtimes, theatre information, film reviews, or advance tickets. The service is owned by [[Helios and Matheson
==History==
In 1989, [[Russ Leatherman]], Rob Gukeisen, [[Andrew Jarecki]], Pat Cardamone, and Adam Slutsky launched the interactive telephone service, with initial service in [[New York City]] and [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]].{{cn|date=July 2018}} Russ Leatherman provided the voice of "Mr. Moviefone" for the automated phone service.{{cn|date=July 2018}} After gaining popularity, it later expanded across the United States and eventually adopted an online presence as Moviefone.com.
In 1999, [[AOL]] purchased Moviefone for $388 million.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://money.cnn.com/1999/02/01/deals/moviefone/?iid=EL |title=AOL buys MovieFone |publisher=[[CNN]] |date=February 1, 1999 |accessdate=March 15, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/America+Online+to+Acquire+MovieFone,+Inc.,+Nation's+No.+1+Movie...-a053680139|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528121224/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/America+Online+to+Acquire+MovieFone%2c+Inc.%2c+Nation's+No.+1+Movie...-a053680139|title=America Online to Acquire MovieFone, Inc., Nation's No. 1 Movie Listing and Ticketing Company.|website=[[Business Wire]]|publisher=[[Berkshire Hathaway]]|via=[[TheFreeDictionary.com]]|archivedate=May 28, 2013|date=February 1, 1999|accessdate=June 28, 2019}}</ref> The acquisition was completed on May 21, 1999.<ref>{{cite press release|title=America Online, Inc. Completes Acquisition of MovieFone, Inc.|website=[[Business Wire]]|publisher=[[Berkshire Hathaway]]|date=May 21, 1999}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.warnermediagroup.com/newsroom/press-releases/1999/05/21/america-online-inc-completes-acquisition-of-moviefone-inc|title=America Online, Inc. Completes Acquisition of MovieFone, Inc.|website=warnermediagroup.com|date=May 21, 1999|accessdate=August 24, 2019}}</ref>
In 2001, Moviefone entered into a partnership with [[MovieTickets.com]] that crosslinked their ticketing offerings; by 2004, Moviefone's online arm was acquired outright by MovieTickets.com.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.movietickets.com/press.asp?year=2004&pr_id=42 |website=MovieTickets.com |title=Press release|date=2004|accessdate=June 29, 2019}}</ref> However, in 2012, Moviefone announced a partnership with MovieTickets.com's rival [[Fandango (ticket service)|Fandango]].<ref>{{cite news|author= Verrier, Richard |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-fandango-20120523,0,812900.story |title=Fandango and Moviefone dial up new partnership|work=Los Angeles Times|date=May 23, 2012|accessdate=June 29, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Lucas Shaw|url=http://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/-/world/13767140/fandango-and-moviefone-partner-for-ticket-sales/|archive-url=https://archive.is/20120716080905/http://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/-/world/13767140/fandango-and-moviefone-partner-for-ticket-sales/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 16, 2012|title=Fandango and Moviefone partner for ticket sales|work=Reuters|date=May 23, 2012|accessdate=June 29, 2019}}</ref>
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