André Rieu breaks own record with £1.5m concerts
Rieu's 2017 Maastricht shows were broadcast to nearly 600 UK/Irish cinemas last weekend, grossing £1,447,086 – a ~£40k increase on an already record-breaking 2016
News By IQ | 25 July 2017
Dutch violinist André Rieu has made concert history with two concerts in Maastricht, grossing almost £1.5m by streaming them into 586 cinemas in the UK and Republic of Ireland.
The total gross from the weekend – £1,447,086 – is a new UK box-office record, breaking the previous record, also held by Rieu, of £1,408,251, generated by his 2016 Maastricht shows.
Both the 22 and 23 July live shows and the broadcast, dubbed Andre Rieu’s 2017 Maastricht Concert, were produced by Piece of Magic Entertainment (POM), a…
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