Drake’s 'Club Paradise Tour' Pulls $42 Million Worldwide

[thernbroom]

In an age where even the world’s more ‘bankable’ stars struggle to wow on a commercial front, Young Money‘s Drake remains exception.

A Platinum coin in a box filled with oversexed R&B silvers, the ‘Take Care‘ maestra -by way of his unashamedly ‘brohemian’ brand- has risen to become one of the US’ highest selling acts.

An act, whose sophomore album ‘Take Care‘ bested Lady GaGa‘s first week full priced sales for 2011′s ‘Born This Way‘, selling more copies in three weeks than Rihanna‘s ‘Talk That Talk’ has sold in 9 months.

Now, in what marks yet another commercial feat scored by the star, his latest tour has pulled in impressive numbers on Pollstar‘s Mid-Year Top 100 Worldwide Tours tally.


Since its February 14th launch in Florida, the tour has pulled in a whopping $42.6 million worldwide, surpassing feats scored by The Throne (27.1 million) and Madonna (42.1 million).


In the US, the show raked in a cool $30 million placing him at #6 on Pollstar‘s North American tally, where Coldplay holds court at #12 ($21.9 million) and Kelly Clarkson ($7.4 million).

By the time it had wrapped on June 20th, ‘Paradise’ had played 65 venues- 20 of them being in Europe and the remaining 45 being in the US.

So far, ‘Take Care‘ has received double Platinum status in Canada, a Gold certification in the United Kingdom and with 1,180,000 units moved in the US, it now enjoys a Platinum certification there also.

Sure to further strengthen his brand, the news arrives days after ‘Ice Age 4: Continental Drift’- which he stars in alongside Jennifer Lopez and Nicki Minaj, generated a sweet $46 million at the US Box Office in its opening weekend.

 

[Edi]

popular rapper is popular

 

[bayareahiphop]

Hopefully the 1 who posted this is a girl....cause why the fukk would u have that lil pic of drake if your a guy??

 

[Yecht]

Therm been dikkriding drake since sohh was still popping. Can't hate on the movement though, Wheelchair Jimmy is

 

[Premeditated]

:sadbreezy:
:sadpusha:

 

[stealthbomber]

Hopefully the 1 who posted this is a girl....cause why the fukk would u have that lil pic of drake if your a guy??

this fool been a drakes #1 fan

 

[Non Sequitur]

I'm fukking ecstatic.

 

[ROFL_GUY]

late November 2010. The tour ended up being the most successful by Metallica, grossing roughly $417.2 million,






















World Magnetic Tour - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Larry]

Drake, J. Cole, Waka Flocka, Meek Mill, French Montana


shyt wit a lineup like that it better

 

[kingstl]

Drake doing his thang, can't hate on that one bit

 

[Real]

Thats whats up. Good to see hip hop acts still doing great numbers.

WTT tour did 49 mill and Wayne's grossed around 45 mill.

 

[feelosofer]

late November 2010. The tour ended up being the most successful by Metallica, grossing roughly $417.2 million,





















World Magnetic Tour - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Now we're comparing hip-hop act thats been hot for two years, to a genre defining Rock Band thats been around more than 30 years? And I like Metallica, but .

42 million is very respectable for a rapper not named Kanye or Jay-Z.

 

[Hawaiian Punch]

Hey I ain't going to the show but get that paper cuz

 

[mortuus est]

Drake doing his thang, can't hate on that one bit

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yeah man young guy making money, cant hate on that tbh, let that boy eat

 

[director_of_bands]

In an age where even the world’s more ‘bankable’ stars struggle to wow on a commercial front, Young Money‘s Drake remains exception.


I'm just not understanding what makes this guy Drake an exception to all the other rappers out here...especially someone who did not put in any ground work and came out of nowhere...im just not buyin it...the path to success was laid out to conveniently for this kid...and yeah im hatin...