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Movie sites are crashing under the overwhelming demand for 'Star Wars' tickets

Monday evening tickets went on sale for "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," and the demand for tickets is so high that it has crippled the two largest online ticket sellers.

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If you try to head to both Fandango and MovieTickets.com and buy "The Force Awakens" tickets, here's what you see.

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The apps aren't much better.

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Fandango has been in and out for us.

MovieTickets.com says its site is working, but just slower than usual. It suggests using its app.

As a reminder, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" isn't out in theaters for another two months.

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In case you weren't positive if "Star Wars" was going to be huge, here's your proof.

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