Celine Dion- #5 Money Maker of 2009

[Black Kitten]

If anyone had any doubt that touring is where the money is in the music business, a quick look at the top Moneymakers for 2008 should hammer the point home.

 

Regardless of genre, retail sales or radio play, each of the 20 acts on Billboard’s Moneymakers list toured in 2008. (Taylor Swift mostly opened for Brad Paisley but doesn’t get credit for that revenue). For almost all of them, touring generated the most revenue. And in a year when recorded-music sales declined yet again, many earned more at the box office than ever before.

 

1. Madonna: $242,176,466

2. Bon Jovi: $157,177,766

3. Bruce Springsteen: $156,327,964

4. The Police: $109,976,894

5. Celine Dion: $99,171,237

6. Kenny Chesney: $90,823,990

7. Neil Diamond: $82,174,000

8. Rascall Flatts: $63,522,160

9. Jonas Brothers: $62,638,814

10. Coldplay: $62,175,555

11. The Eagles: $61,132,213

12. Lil Wayne: $57,441,334

13. AC/DC: $56,505,296

14. Michael Buble: $50,257,364

15. Miley Cyrus: $48,920,806

16. Taylor Swift: $45,588,730

17. Journey: $44,787,328

18. Billy Joel: $44,581,010

19. Mary J. Blige: $43,472,850

20. Kanye West: $42,552,402

 

The top five Moneymakers are also the five acts that earned the most on tour, and in the same order, according to Billboard Boxscore. Eight of the top 10 Moneymakers are in the Boxscore top 10.

 

Even more remarkably, the top Moneymaker - Madonna - only had the 50th-best-selling album in the country. She ranked 14th on the list of digital track sellers and didn’t place on the ringmasters chart. Her place on Moneymakers, like her $242,176,466 income, comes from the highest-earning tour that took place in 2008.

 

In fact, those questioning whether Madonna rates a reported 10-year, $120 million 360 deal with Live Nation might reconsider. Madonna’s Sticky & Sweet tour took in $229,886,340 at the box office, although the extravagant production might have cost up to 40% of that gross, according to industry estimates. The margin is much better on tour merchandise, where Madonna probably raked in more than $18 million in sales, not counting her licensing business.

 

Of course, nothing helps reduce tour production costs like more touring. So Madonna will perform another run of concerts this summer - 25 shows in the United Kingdom and Europe - which will add to the take of the top-grossing tour by a female or solo artist.

 

Outside of the United Kingdom, all of Madonna’s concerts will be in stadiums, so she’ll gross several million dollars per night. By fall, Sticky & Sweet will have run for 80 shows and earn a place in the top five grossing tours of all time.

 

This is the first time Madonna has ever extended a tour. “It absolutely hasn’t happened in the four tours I’ve been involved with,” says Madonna’s tour producer Arthur Fogel, chairman of global music for Live Nation.

 

“There’s been talk [of extending] during each one, but it has never come to be. But with this one, she loves the show, she’s had a great time and she’s excited about playing new markets.”

 

source : Billboard

[Bellamy]

Why so much less than Madonna while their tour box score are about same?

[RLAAMJR.]

only number 5? Well, there wasn't really hit songs for the latest album.

[ce-line]

She sure knows how to make money!

[mebe]

I dont understand this big difference with Madonna when we know their tour grossed about the same and that they sold about the same amount of their latest CD.

[Shamrock_1982]

This is great but, bon jovi at no.2 ???

 

Darren.

[Shall]

5. Celine Dion: $99,171,237---as it is stated, the number is revenue. I wonder, when cost and tax are reduced, how much money will be left for celine? I think that is the number that really counts.

[Bellamy]

I think Billboard counted Celine's NA shows revenue only again, like their year end box score chart. Celine's world tour revenue is almost same as Madonna according to pollstar.

[takeachance]

This is great but, bon jovi at no.2 ???

 

Darren.

 

That is very strange!

[Xpresso]

This doesn't make any sense. Celine earned over $200 million!!!

And Madonna's number isn't from North America only. So why would they do that for Celine?

 

And the title says 2009 but the article talks about 2008. Billboard is on drugs!!

[Bellamy]

This doesn't make any sense. Celine earned over $200 million!!!

And Madonna's number isn't from North America only. So why would they do that for Celine?

 

And the title says 2009 but the article talks about 2008. Billboard is on drugs!!

Where is Chuck for rescue?

[Nando Férri]

It's not true. They have put the money that the tour have reached... Celine's TCH has more than 93.000.000

[Terre]

Thanks for the news!

[Steph--xO]

thanks for the info. i'm glad Celine's so far up on the list but the difference between madonna & Celine surprised me a bit, i thought they would have round about the same, maybe not.

[helios.apollon]

this a bulls**t top once again... like the money they refer to celine is like what she did in the usa only... the money madonna did is like to the WHOLE world tour... wtf???? iys not normal that they do this stuff... pollstar did report that celine made +200 million $$$ and these stupid people at billboard are still sleeping? please die!!!

[RLAAMJR.]

Does Celine's number refer to the las vegas show or the world tour?

[bgcalde]

Are these numbers what the artists earned or just the total money made? I mean, no way in hell madonna earned 240 million, right?