SANTA CLARA CA – March 29 2015 – WWE^® (NYSE: WWE) announced tonight that WrestleMania 31 became the highest grossing live event in its history and broke the attendance record for Levi’s Stadium. WWE’s annual pop-culture extravaganza grossed $12.6 million as 76 976 fans from all 50 states and 53 countries converged on the home of the San Francisco 49ers.

The previous attendance record for Levi’s Stadium was 70 799 and WrestleMania 29 at MetLife Stadium in 2013 held WWE’s prior record for gross revenue at $12.3 million.

“On behalf of the cities of Santa Clara and San Jose we would like to thank all the fans that came from around the world to be part of WrestleMania 31 ” said Santa Clara Mayor Jamie Matthews. “We congratulate both WWE and Levi’s Stadium on their historic achievement.”

“We are thrilled that WrestleMania 31 has set the standard for all future events held at Levi’s Stadium. None of this success would have been possible without the support of Mayor Matthews Mayor Liccardo and the San Francisco 49ers as well as our public and private sector partners that worked tirelessly to support all of our regional WrestleMania Week activities ” said John P. Saboor WWE Executive Vice President Special Events. “We now turn our attention to the Dallas/Arlington region for what will surely be a historic WrestleMania 32.”

WrestleMania 32 takes place on Sunday April 3 2016 from AT&T Stadium in Arlington TX Ticket information will be announced later this year.

Top Ten All-Time Attendance Records at WrestleMania:

1. 93 173: WrestleMania 3 Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac Michigan March 29 1987
2. 80 676: WrestleMania 29 MetLife Stadium East Rutherford New Jersey April 7 2013
3. 80 103: WrestleMania 23 Ford Field Detroit Michigan April 1 2007
4. 78 363: WrestleMania 28 Sun Life Stadium Miami Florida April 1 2012
5. 76 976: WrestleMania 31 Levi’s Stadium Santa Clara California March 29 2015
6. 75 167: WrestleMania 30 Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans LA April 6 2014
7. 74 635: WrestleMania 24 Citrus Bowl Orlando Florida March 30 2008
8. 72 744: WrestleMania 25 Reliant Stadium Houston Texas April 5 2009
9. 72 219: WrestleMania 26 University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale Arizona March 28 2010
10. 71 617: WrestleMania 27 Georgia Dome Atlanta Georgia April 3 2011

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