EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Showplace Cinemas is preparing for the ultimate battle: "Avengers: Endgame."

"We've been getting calls, nonstop," Showplace Cinemas administrative assistant Carrie Fisher said.

As of Thursday morning, the Tri-State movie theater chain sold 12,637 advance screening tickets for the finale of Marvel's popular movie series.

Showplace started "Endgame" ticket sales on April 2.

Fisher said the only movie that has come close to that is advance sales was "Star Wars: Rogue One" and it had 4,270.

Showplace Cinemas will screen the movie 46 times Thursday at all eight of their locations.

"We've been stocking up on extra concessions," Fisher said. "We also have a lot of extra help coming in."

Screenings will continue through the weekend.

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