André Rieu’s Amore makes cinematic history
The film based on Rieu's 2018 Maastricht concerts, Amore – My Tribute to Love, grossed more than £1.66m, another record for live music in cinemas
News By | 9 August 2018
Classical superstar André Rieu has once again broken records with the 2018 edition of his Maastricht concerts, taking £1.66 million at cinema box offices in the UK and Republic of Ireland and becoming the all-time most successful concert screened in cinemas.
The Dutch violinist, known as the King of Waltz, grossed a then-record £1.45m with his 2017 Maastricht concerts, held annually in his hometown in the south-eastern Netherlands.
Cinemagoers attended showings held at more than 500 locations across the British Isles on the…