WWE has issued the following press release:
SANTA CLARA, CA – March 29, 2015 – WWE® (NYSE: WWE) announced tonight thatWrestleMania 31 became the highest grossing live event in its history and broke the attendance record for Levi’s Stadium. WWE’s annual pop-culture extravaganza grossed $12.6 million, as 76,976 fans from all 50 states and 40 countries converged on the home of the San Francisco 49ers.
The previous attendance record for Levi’s Stadium was 70,799, and WrestleMania 29 at MetLife Stadium in 2013 held WWE’s prior record for gross revenue at $12.3 million.
“On behalf of the cities of Santa Clara and San Jose, we would like to thank all the fans that came from around the world to be part of WrestleMania 31,” said Santa Clara Mayor Jamie Matthews. “We congratulate both WWE and Levi’s Stadium on their historic achievement.”
“We are thrilled that WrestleMania 31 has set the standard for all future events held at Levi’s Stadium. None of this success would have been possible without the support of Mayor Matthews, Mayor Liccardo and the San Francisco 49ers, as well as our public and private sector partners that worked tirelessly to support all of our regional WrestleMania Week activities,” said John P. Saboor, WWE Executive Vice President, Special Events. “We now turn our attention to the Dallas/Arlington region for what will surely be a historic WrestleMania 32.”
WrestleMania 32 takes place on Sunday, April 3, 2016 from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX, Ticket information will be announced later this year.
Top Ten All-Time Attendance Records at WrestleMania:
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93,173: WrestleMania 3, Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan, March 29, 1987
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80,676: WrestleMania 29, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, April 7, 2013
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80,103: WrestleMania 23, Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan, April 1, 2007
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78,363: WrestleMania 28, Sun Life Stadium, Miami, Florida, April 1, 2012
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76,976: WrestleMania 31, Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, California, March 29, 2015
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75,167: WrestleMania 30, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA, April 6, 2014
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74,635: WrestleMania 24, Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida, March 30, 2008
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72,744: WrestleMania 25, Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas, April 5, 2009
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72,219: WrestleMania 26, University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona, March 28, 2010
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71,617: WrestleMania 27, Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia, April 3, 2011
Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.
