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04-08-2013, 04:28 AM
- WWE sent out the following:
WRESTLEMANIA® SHATTERS RECORDS
EAST
RUTHERFORD, NJ – April 7, 2013 – WWE® (NYSE: WWE) announced tonight
that WrestleMania 29 became the highest grossing live event in its
history and broke the record for MetLife Stadium’s highest grossing
entertainment event. WWE’s annual pop-culture extravaganza grossed $12.3
million, as 80,676 fans from all 50 states and 34 countries converged
on MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ. The event is broadcast around
the world on pay-per-view in more than 100 countries and 20 languages.
The
previous MetLife Stadium record for an entertainment event’s gross
revenue was a U2 concert on July 20, 2011, which grossed $8.9 million.
This is the fourth consecutive year that WWE broke the host venue’s
record for the highest-grossing entertainment event.
"On behalf of
the great state of New Jersey, I want to thank all of the fans that
came from around the world to beautiful MetLife Stadium for WrestleMania
29," said New Jersey Governor, Chris Christie. "WWE put on a show like
no other and electrified the capacity crowd."
“WrestleMania came
home and had an incredible impact on the entire New York/New Jersey
region,” said John P. Saboor, Senior Vice President of Special Events,
WWE. “We want to thank our fans as well as our public and private sector
partners for their support. We now turn our attention to the Big Easy
for next year’s historic 30th anniversary of WrestleMania.”
WrestleMania
30 takes place on Sunday, April 6, 2014 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome
in New Orleans, LA. Ticket information will be announced later this
year.
Top Five All-Time Attendance Records at WrestleMania:
1. 93,173: WrestleMania 3, Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan, March 29, 1987
2. 80,676: WrestleMania 29, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, April 7, 2013
3. 80,103: WrestleMania 23, Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan, April 1, 2007
4. 78,363: WrestleMania 28, Sun Life Stadium, Miami, Florida, April 1, 2012
5. 74,635: WrestleMania 24, Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida, March 30, 2008
WRESTLEMANIA® SHATTERS RECORDS
EAST
RUTHERFORD, NJ – April 7, 2013 – WWE® (NYSE: WWE) announced tonight
that WrestleMania 29 became the highest grossing live event in its
history and broke the record for MetLife Stadium’s highest grossing
entertainment event. WWE’s annual pop-culture extravaganza grossed $12.3
million, as 80,676 fans from all 50 states and 34 countries converged
on MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ. The event is broadcast around
the world on pay-per-view in more than 100 countries and 20 languages.
The
previous MetLife Stadium record for an entertainment event’s gross
revenue was a U2 concert on July 20, 2011, which grossed $8.9 million.
This is the fourth consecutive year that WWE broke the host venue’s
record for the highest-grossing entertainment event.
"On behalf of
the great state of New Jersey, I want to thank all of the fans that
came from around the world to beautiful MetLife Stadium for WrestleMania
29," said New Jersey Governor, Chris Christie. "WWE put on a show like
no other and electrified the capacity crowd."
“WrestleMania came
home and had an incredible impact on the entire New York/New Jersey
region,” said John P. Saboor, Senior Vice President of Special Events,
WWE. “We want to thank our fans as well as our public and private sector
partners for their support. We now turn our attention to the Big Easy
for next year’s historic 30th anniversary of WrestleMania.”
WrestleMania
30 takes place on Sunday, April 6, 2014 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome
in New Orleans, LA. Ticket information will be announced later this
year.
Top Five All-Time Attendance Records at WrestleMania:
1. 93,173: WrestleMania 3, Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan, March 29, 1987
2. 80,676: WrestleMania 29, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, April 7, 2013
3. 80,103: WrestleMania 23, Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan, April 1, 2007
4. 78,363: WrestleMania 28, Sun Life Stadium, Miami, Florida, April 1, 2012
5. 74,635: WrestleMania 24, Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida, March 30, 2008