While "New Moon," from Summit Entertainment, met the high expectations that come with a hotly anticipated sequel, "The Blind Side," made by Alcon Entertainment and distributed by Warner Brothers, cost only about $35 million to produce and has turned into an unexpected hit, with domestic ticket sales of $100.3 million since its release on Nov. 20.
"We're not confident that we would have what we need to give you the quality of performances we always give fans". Flights into the Exumas were canceled due to overcapacity on Great Exuma island, and organizers told guests that things "got off to an unexpected start" as frustrated ticket holders began contacting the U.S. Embassy to ask for assistance.
In May, Sadr's ticket won an unexpected victory in Iraq's national elections after running on a platform of eradicating sectarianism, fighting corruption and sidelining both American and Iranian influence in the country.
The plane tickets were an unexpected expense, but they managed to pool together enough money to pay for short flight, partly by forgoing a hotel room and sleeping on the beach in Key West.
But a bankruptcy judge imposed on playhouse directors an unexpected mandate: Give 2010 season-ticket subscribers the five plays they had paid for.
Hilariously enough, Wednesday's baseball game provided an unexpected boon for theater fans, with ticket prices for the Chicago show dropping from an average of $200 to $300 to a low of $158, according to the Chicago Tribune.
SYDNEY — When Steve Franklin bought four plane tickets on Qantas last June, he faced an unexpected expense: a surcharge of 7.70 Australian dollars on each of the 136.70 dollar ($126) tickets — just for using his Visacredit card.
But hand them an unexpected, runaway hit, and they start spewing clichés just like the average ticket buyer: "It's like catching lightening in a bottle," they like to say.
A chance encounter, an unexpected resource, or a different opportunity than you envisioned could be the golden ticket.
Georgia swung 14 points, coming close to giving Barack Obama an unexpected victory, and Arizona actually voted more Democratic than four years ago, even with John McCain on the ticket.
The invitation continued that upon confirming — for one of five evenings beginning Aug. 23 — bloggers would receive an extra pair of tickets as a prize for readers and that the dinner would include "an unexpected surprise".
