BILLBOARD: Cirque du Soleil’s concert touring production, Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour ranks No. 1 on this week’s Hot Tours ranking with box office totals reported from an multi-show run in London during October. The O2 Arena hosted the tour for eight nights (Oct. 12-14, 16-17, 19-21), selling out every show and amassing a combined attendance count of 78,777 for the run. The overall gross was £4.5 million ($7.2 million US$) for the Live Nation-promoted production.
Since launching its North American leg in Oct. 2011, the Michael Jackson Immortal World Tour has played to more than 1.5 million people with ticket sales revenue topping $163 million. The London run kicked off the tour’s European leg with dates booked until Dec. 29. The 2013 schedule begins in Russia in January and continues through April.
