Trivia
HardThe Highest Grossing Entertainment Event In History Was A?
Answer: Play
When we talk about the profitability of entertainment events, we often talk of figures in the millions, like an action film taking in a few hundred million at the box office. Sometimes we talk about rare blockbusters that pull in a billion or two, but how about 5.6 billion dollars? That’s the estimated worldwide gross receipts for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1986 smash hit musical The Phantom of the Opera.
The play, based on the French novel Le Fantôme de l’Opéra by Gaston Leroux, opened in London’s West End, quickly moved across the Atlantic to Broadway in 1988, and has been there ever since (the play was performed for the 10,000th time on Broadway in February of 2012). In addition to the lengthy run on Broadway, it has been performed all over the world. It is estimated that over 130 million people have seen the production in 145 cities across 27 countries.
Trivia
Very HardThe First Vehicular Combat Video Game Was?
Trivia
HardWhat Cable Wrangling Technique Kept Wires Tidy During NASA’s Moon Missions?
Trivia
HardWhich Drink Is, Thanks To Federal Law, Now Artificially Flavored?
Trivia
HardThe Tallest Habitable Masonry Structure In The World Is?
Trivia
EasyThe Only Rock That Floats In Water Is?
Trivia
HardWhich U.S. City Has A Full Scale Replica Of The Parthenon?
Trivia
HardWhat Is The Tallest Structure In The United States?
Trivia
HardWhich Two Comic Book Icons Shared The Same Movie Set Mansion?
Trivia
HardA Player Cameo In Which Nintendo Game Remained Largely Unknown For Over A Decade?
Trivia
HardThe Existence Of Which Of These Star Types Is Only, At Present, Hypothetical?