How to get your ‘Star Wars’ tickets Monday night

Tickets for the year’s most anticipated film, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, go on sale Monday night following the debut of the third and latest trailer during halftime on ESPN’s Monday Night Football. That’s almost two full months before The Force awakens in theaters Dec. 18.

The footbal game between the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles kicks off at 7:15 p.m. and tickets will be available “everywhere movie tickets are sold,” says The Hollywood Reporter after the trailer airs.

Cinemark, which owns many theaters in Dallas-Fort Worth including the Rave Ridgmar and Northeast Mall in Fort Worth and Cinemark 17 in Dallas, posted a link for Star Wars tickets and indicated they would be available after the trailer airs Monday night. Regal and AMC hadn’t posted a link as of Monday afternoon, but will likely also be selling local tickets.

But be prepared for some initial heartache when you try to buy. In the U.K., where they went on sale hours ago, there was a Death Star’s worth of disappointment as demand overwhelmed the system.

“The excitement soon gave way to frustration, after huge demand for the tickets caused the online booking systems of most major movie theaters to collapse,” CNN reported Monday.

Seething fans took to Twitter as did one theater chain though it showed off a sense of humor: “Fleet Commander: The ODEON galaxy is experiencing heavy traffic but is now returning to normal force levels. Thanks for your patience,” tweeted Odeon.

A new poster for the film, directed by J.J. Abrams and featuring original stars Harrison Ford (who was in Fort Worth recently), Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher, has also been released in conjunction with the trailer.

And, to get you in the mood, here’s a look at a previous trailer:

This story was originally published October 19, 2015 at 3:13 PM with the headline "How to get your ‘Star Wars’ tickets Monday night."