09.09.2004, 02:52
WWE gab folgende Presseerklaerung bzgl der Einnahmen der Smackdown Return of the Deadman Tour bekannt.
World Wrestling Entertainment® August Tour Down Under Grosses More Than $3.4 Million
STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 8, 2004-- World Wrestling Entertainment's SmackDown! Superstars The Return of the Deadman Tour in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne, Australia, at the end of August broke box office records while grossing more than $3.4 million (US) in three sold out events.
The WWE® SmackDown!™ Superstars broke a box office attendance record at the Sydney SuperDome on August 27 with 17,739 fans attending, and set a new per-cap merchandise record of $16.93. Both of the previous records were also held by WWE.
In Brisbane on August 28, WWE set a per-cap merchandise record of $17.96 at the Brisbane Entertainment Center, breaking a record previously held by the Rolling Stones. In Melbourne, on August 29, WWE set the Vodafone Arena gross record with $896,618 and a per-cap merchandise record of $20.60.
Australian fans saw WWE SmackDown! Superstars Undertaker®, WWE Champion John "Bradshaw" Layfield™, Kurt Angle®, John Cena™, Eddie Guerrero™, Booker T®, Rob Van Dam®, Rey Mysterio™, Torrie Wilson™ and others in action.
World Wrestling Entertainment® August Tour Down Under Grosses More Than $3.4 Million
STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 8, 2004-- World Wrestling Entertainment's SmackDown! Superstars The Return of the Deadman Tour in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne, Australia, at the end of August broke box office records while grossing more than $3.4 million (US) in three sold out events.
The WWE® SmackDown!™ Superstars broke a box office attendance record at the Sydney SuperDome on August 27 with 17,739 fans attending, and set a new per-cap merchandise record of $16.93. Both of the previous records were also held by WWE.
In Brisbane on August 28, WWE set a per-cap merchandise record of $17.96 at the Brisbane Entertainment Center, breaking a record previously held by the Rolling Stones. In Melbourne, on August 29, WWE set the Vodafone Arena gross record with $896,618 and a per-cap merchandise record of $20.60.
Australian fans saw WWE SmackDown! Superstars Undertaker®, WWE Champion John "Bradshaw" Layfield™, Kurt Angle®, John Cena™, Eddie Guerrero™, Booker T®, Rob Van Dam®, Rey Mysterio™, Torrie Wilson™ and others in action.