Beyoncé just made making $250 million look really easy, and you can add that to the long list of reasons why she's the Queen. Deets on her ridiculously profitable Formation tour inside, plus how Chris Rock is pulling in some serious millions himself.
When you can make $250 million while doing what you love for five months, that's boss ish. The Formation tour numbers are in, and Beyoncé did just that. Well, $256,084,556 to be exact.
Billboard reports the Lemonade queen raked in nine figures and sold over 2 million tix while making her way around North America and Europe:
Beyonce’s Formation stadium tour wrapped Oct. 7 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., as an unqualified blockbuster, taking in over $256,084,556 and selling 2.2 million tickets, according to Billboard Boxscore. The tour, which began April 27 at Marlins Park in Miami, averaged a whopping $5.2 million in gross and 45,757 paid attendance per show.
Sheesh!
She made the most mula from two sellouts at London’s Wembley Stadium July 2-3 where she rossedg $15.3 million and sold 142,500 tickets. Her second biggest numbers: Two sellouts at New York’s City’s Citi Field with $11.5 million made and 73,486 tickets sold.
Her tour promoter Arthur Fogel, of LiveNation, credits her "rabid fanbase" and ability to be an "amazing performer." We basically told Bey to take ALL our money in 2016, so we can co-sign that analysis.
And to think, Beyoncé tour that was all about unapologetic black power amidst haters turned out to be her highest grossing tour to date.
Best revenge is your paper.
By the way:
Bey & Jay and the rest of the TIDAL family hit the stage tonight for the TIDAL X 1015 concert at the Barclays Center.
In other money making news:
He hasn't hit the stand up stage with a special in years, but he's still commanding top dollar. Chris Rock reportedly will get $40 million total for two new Netflix specials.
The Oscars host is said to have nabbed a more lucrative deal than A-list comedians as Louis C.K., Jerry Seinfeld and Amy Schumer have ever commanded.
After his recent Emmy nomination for directing Amy Shumer's special, a successful hosting gig at the Academy Awards this past year and a memorable role on Fox's "Empire" last season, he's ready to get back to what he does better than pretty much anyone.
The Hollywood Reporter says:
After an eight-year absence, the multiple Emmy-winning comedian has signed a massive pact with Netflix for two stand-up specials, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Sources say Rock has secured a whopping $40 million for the specials, which sets a new high mark for a stand-up comic. The $20 million per special is believed to be more than such A-list comedians as Louis C.K., Jerry Seinfeld and Amy Schumer have commanded.
“I'm very excited to be working with Ted and Lisa and all the good people at Netflix. I can't wait to get back on stage," Chris told the media this past week.
He's set to tape the first show in 2017 before rolling out a world tour.
That's all fine and good, but what we really want to know is what he and ratchet reality treasure (and our low key obsession) Cardi B. are up to? The streets need to know...
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