It doesn’t open in until Friday, but already the Bible Belt is snatching up tickets to see “Fifty Shades of Grey,” according to Fandango. The online ticket seller also has analyzed its advance sales data and released a list of the top 10 states “where ‘Fifty Shades’ pre-sales are much larger than expected:”
1. Mississippi
2. Arkansas
3.West Virginia
4. Kentucky
5.Alabama
6. Louisiana
7. North Dakota
8. South Carolina
9. Iowa
10. Tennessee.
In 2013 Gallup rated first-place Mississippi the most religious and second-most conservative state in the nation. Fifth-place Alabama is the most Republican state, according to rankings the Hill released in October.
— Bloomberg News
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