The first figures are in and according to Billboard, her opening run of 11 shows grossed $16 million and sold just over 59,000 tickets at The Park Theater at Park MGM. That’s an average of $1.452 million per show, which blows away the first-leg totals of other pop stars’ residencies.
Britney Spears, for example, only earned $679,000 per show, on average, when her show Piece of Me started in 2013. Jennifer Lopez, Backstreet Boys and Gwen Stefani also all earned under $1 million per show when their residencies kicked off.
As a result of her new Las Vegas grosses, Billboard notes that Gaga’s career total gross for live performances has now passed the half-billion mark: It stands at $512.3 million.
Only four other women have earned that much or more in concert revenue in their careers: Madonna, with $1.3 billion; Celine Dion, with $1 billion; Taylor Swift, with $935 million and Beyonce, with $767 million.
Gaga will resume her Vegas performances May 30.
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