Rugby World Cup 2011 one million tickets have been sold

Rugby World Cup 2011 one million tickets have been sold, and ticket revenue has climbed to $ NZ220 million.

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Tip over seven digit sales growth during the last phase of ticketing came after, which opened to public on Monday. In the last phase of ticket sales by $ 17 million increase in revenue.

Value of $ NZ51 million fans in weeksb 211,000 tickets purchased in the last six. The RWC $NZ268.5 million sales revenue raised his ultimate target of 82 per cent of New Zealand rugby, the tournament's 48 matches in 2011 compared with 1.35 million in ticket sales is predicted.

RNZ 2011's chief executive Martin Snedden said the organization in New Zealand was happy with the way the fans and the world was in the final stages of ticketing.

"This is a fantastic result and is about where we expected to be with little over two months until the Tournament kicks-off."

RNZ 2011 said that highest grossing event in the Cup in 2005 British and Irish Lion tour, which grossed 24 million dollars. Mr Snedden said that RWC 2011 is now nine times the event was for ticket revenue. He said 85,000 fans from 100 countries will attend.

"We expect tickets to continue to sells trongly from here as happened at Rugby World Cup in France in 2007 and Australia in 2003."