'New Moon' update: 13 of 15 auditoriums sold out for tonight's premiere at Carmike 15

If you want to attend tonight's Columbus premiere of "The Twilight Saga: New Moon," you better buy a ticket quickly.

Thirteen of the 15 auditoriums at Carmike 15 are sold out for the midnight showing, a Carmike Cinemas official said when contacted by the Ledger-Enquirer this afternoon.

The number is a dramatic increase to the numbers we reported yesterday, when two of the 15 auditoriums were sold out.

Tickets for the midnight showing are $9.25 for adults and $6.25 for children under 12. Carmike 15 is at 5555 Whittlesey Blvd. Call 706-571-3456.

"New Moon" is the second film installment of the "Twilight" series. The movies are based on a set of vampire books by Stephenie Meyer.

The novels tell the story of a romance between human Bella Swan and vampire Edward Cullen.