MJ Reigns as King of Cali

Cirque Tribute Show to Michael Jackson Nets $10.3M

  • by Dave Brooks
  • Published: February 1, 2012

Michael Jackson proved he's the King of California this week with four Golden State stops produced by Cirque du Soleil making their way to the top of the charts. Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour grossed $10.3 million with 10 shows in Los Angeles, Anaheim, Oakland and Ontario.

Special events kept the L.A. Live campus buzzing this week — the Latin focused Calibash Festival produced by Goldenvoice at Staples Center featured Wisin & Yandel, Jowel and Randy and Ivy Queen and brought in $1.2 million. The People's Choice Awards on Jan. 11 at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live grossed $456,185 and included appearances by Katy Perry, Rihanna and Demi Lovato. 

HOT TICKETS is a weekly summary of the top acts and ticket sales as reported to VT PULSE. Following are the top 20 concerts and events, the top 5 in each seating capacity category, which took place between Jan. 4-Feb. 1.

15,001 or More Seats

10,001-15,000 Seats

5,001-10,000 Seats

5,000 or Less Seats

1) Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour by Cirque du Soleil
Gross Sales: $3,867,569; Venue: Staples Center, Los Angeles; Attendance: 31,632; Ticket Range: $250-$50; Promoter: Cirque du Soleil; Dates: Jan. 27-29; No. of Shows: 3

2) Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour by Cirque du Soleil
Gross Sales: $3,448,610; Venue: Oracle Arena, Oakland, Calif.; Attendance: 31,785; Ticket Range: $250-$50; Promoter: Cirque du Soleil; Dates: Jan. 17-19; No. of Shows: 3

3) Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour by Cirque du Soleil
Gross Sales: $1,481,242; Venue: Honda Center, Anaheim, Calif.; Attendance: 12,979; Ticket Range: $250-$50; Promoter: Cirque du Soleil; Dates: Jan 24-25; No. of Shows: 2

4) Calibash 2012
Gross Sales: $1,227,082; Venue: Staples Center, Los Angeles; Attendance: 16,028; Ticket Range: $125-$12; Promoter: AEG Live, Goldenvoice; Dates: Jan. 24; No. of Shows: 1

5) Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus “Fully Charged”
Gross Sales: $887,048; Venue: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tenn.; Attendance: 43,113; Ticket Range: $100-$15; Promoter: Feld Ent.; Dates: Jan. 26-29; No. of Shows: 8

 

1) Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour by Cirque du Soleil
Gross Sales: $1,609,176; Venue: Valley View Casino Center, San Diego; Attendance: 14,928; Ticket Range: $250-$50; Promoter: Cirque du Soleil; Dates: Jan. 21-22; No. of Shows: 2

2) Tool
Gross Sales: $560,464; Venue: John Labatt Centre, London, Ontario; Attendance: 8,640; Ticket Range: $69.38-$42.43; Promoter: Live Nation; Dates: Jan. 26; No. of Shows: 1

3) Brad Paisley
Gross Sales: $474,697; Venue: Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita, Kan.; Attendance: 9,119; Ticket Range: $59.75-$25; Promoter: Live Nation; Dates: Jan. 20; No. of Shows: 1

4) Brad Paisley
Gross Sales: $423,960; Venue: Maverik Center, Salt Lake City; Attendance: 8,037; Ticket Range: $56.75-$36.75; Promoter: Live Nation, United Concerts; Dates: Jan. 27; No. of Shows: 1

5) All Stars of Hip Hop
Gross Sales: $406,649; Venue: Atlantic City (N.J.) Boardwalk Hall; Attendance: 7,397; Ticket Range: $75-$26; Promoter: Platinum Productions; Dates: Jan. 15; No. of Shows: 1

 

1) Cirque du Soleil “Quidam”
Gross Sales: $938,411; Venue: WFCU Centre, Windsor, Ontario; Attendance: 16,272; Ticket Range: $93.34-$27.51; Promoter: Cirque du Soleil; Dates: Jan. 11-15; No. of Shows: 8

2) People’s Choice Awards
Gross Sales: $456,185; Venue: Nokia Theatre L.A. Live; Attendance: 5,281; Ticket Range: $160-$55; Promoter: Finnmax, Inc.; Dates: Jan. 11; No. of Shows: 1

3) Arctic Monkeys
Gross Sales: $425,244; Venue: Hordern Pavilion, Sydney; Attendance: 5,300; Ticket Range: $87.47; Promoter: The Frontier Touring Company; Dates: Jan. 12; No. of Shows: 1

4) The Kooks
Gross Sales: $402,110; Venue: Hordern Pavilion, Sydney; Attendance: 5,408; Ticket Range: $81.54; Promoter: Chugg Ent.; Dates: Jan. 6; No. of Shows: 1

5) Maze Feat. Frankie Beverly
Gross Sales: $304,794; Venue: Nokia Theatre L.A. Live; Attendance: 5,037; Ticket Range: $115-$50; Promoter: AEG Live, Goldenvoice; Dates: Jan. 14; No. of Shows: 1

 

1) Celine Dion
Gross Sales: $5,768,500; Venue: The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas; Attendance: 36,715; Ticket Range: $250-$55; Promoter: AEG Live, Concerts West, Caesars Ent.; Dates: Jan. 10-22; No. of Shows: 9

2) Annie
Gross Sales: $1,359,267; Venue: Fox Theatre, Atlanta; Attendance: 26,276; Ticket Range: $65-$25; Promoter: Theater of the Stars; Dates: Jan. 14-22; No. of Shows: 11

3) Blue Man Group
Gross Sales: $1,085,592; Venue: Orpheum Theatre, Omaha, Neb.; Attendance: 19,896; Ticket Range: $88-$20; Promoter: Broadway Across America, Omaha Perf. Arts Presents; Dates: Jan. 17-22; No. of Shows: 8

4) Shen Yun Performing Arts
Gross Sales: $449,442; Venue: Cobb Energy Perf. Arts Centre, Atlanta; Attendance: 4,611; Ticket Range: $200-$50; Promoter: Falun Dafa Presents; Dates: Jan. 27-29; No. of Shows: 4

5) Million Dollar Quartet
Gross Sales: $447,390; Venue: Wharton Center for Perf. Arts, E. Lansing, Mich.; Attendance: 8,809; Ticket Range: $67-$30; Promoter: In-house; Dates: Jan. 10-15; No. of Shows: 8
The Weekly Hot Tickets chart is compiled by Josh Huckabee. To submit reports, e-mail HotTickets@venuestoday.com or fax to (714) 378-0040.
  • by Dave Brooks
  • Published: February 1, 2012