WrestleMania 22 Grosses 2.5 Million Dollars in Ticket Sales

WrestleMania 22 is Highest Grossing One-Day Event Ever at Allstate Arena

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)----WrestleMania 22 went "Big Time" tonight, grossing $2.5 million in ticket sales at Rosemont's Allstate Arena in Chicago, Ill., making it the highest grossing one-day event in the arena's history.

More than 17,155 people from 16 countries and 43 states attended WWE's annual live event and pay-per-view pop culture extravaganza, with millions more watching in more than 90 countries.

The event also was broadcast live to U.S. troops around the world by the Armed Forces Television Network.

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