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Even as far back as last August, it was already cleared that both nights of WrestleMania 40 were going to be a success, with the promotion claiming it had set an all-time gate record after tickets first went on sale. Now two months after WrestleMania came to a close, it's become apparent just how enormous both nights of the event were from a business point of view.
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Wrestlenomics reports that specific figures from the Pennsylvania athletic commission show Night Two of WrestleMania 40 did indeed set the pro wrestling record for largest gate for a single-day event, grossing $18,433,325 million in ticket sales. Meanwhile, Night One sits atop second place for all-time gate record, having grossed $17,656,965 million.
The numbers are even more daunting when ticket fees are included, with both nights of WrestleMania 40 drawing a total of $38.5 million. This confirms WWE's announcement that the gate of WrestleMania 40 was 78% higher than WrestleMania 39, which drew a combined $21.6 million in California one year ago.
The good news didn't stop with WrestleMania, however, as records show it was an overall great weekend for WWE in Philadelphia. The go-home "SmackDown" episode held the day before Night One drew a $2,022,405 million gate, while NXT Stand & Deliver on Saturday and "Raw" on Monday drew 1,109,245 million and $2,243,015 million gates respectively. WWE claimed at the time that the "Raw" and "SmackDown" gates were the highest in the history of both shows; WWE chief content officer Triple H would later announce the "SmackDown" record had been broken by the "SmackDown" episode held in Lyon, France earlier this month.
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