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Highest Grossing Nightclubs In America

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February 6, 2013
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Out of the top 100 grossing nightclubs and bars in the United States, 25 are in California, of which 15 exist in Los Angeles. 22 of the clubs are in Las Vegas, 10 are in New York City and five are in Chicago.

#1: Marquee – Las Vegas, NV $70-80 MM
#2: XS Nightclub – Las Vegas, NV $60-70 MM
#3: TAO Nightclub – Las Vegas, NV $60-70 MM
#4: Pure Nightclub – Las Vegas, NV $45-60 MM
#5: LIV – Miami Beach, FL $35-45 MM
#6: LAX Nightclub – Las Vegas, NV $35-45 MM
#7: HAZE Nightclub – Las Vegas, NV $35-45 Million
#8: Surrender Nightclub – Las Vegas, NV $35-45 Million
#9: The Bank Nightclub – Las Vegas, NV $25-35 Million
#10: LAVO Nightclub – New York, NY $25-35 Million Read More

Woodside’s $117.5 Million Estate Is America’s Most Expensive Home Sale On Record

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January 30, 2013
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A Woodside, Calif. home has fetched an astounding $117.5 million. The nine-acre estate quietly traded hands in November, according to county records, and had never been officially listed for sale.
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Lorenzen Wright’s ex-wife spent $1 million life insurance in 10 months

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January 28, 2013
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Over the course of his NBA career, Lorenzen Wright earned an estimated $55.2 million in salary. He died in 2010, shot to death, his body left to decompose in the woods southeast of Memphis, which is unsolved to date.

But the battle over what remains of his estate continues. Sherra Robinson Wright (pictured above), whose divorce from Wright was finalized only a few months before his death, received a $1 million life insurance settlement 14 months after his passing. And according to the Memphis Commercial Appeal, it took her only 10 months to spend $973,000 of that.

Spending, as documented by the Commercial Appeal, included:

• $32,000 for a Cadillac Escalade
• $26,000 for a Lexus
• $69,000 on furniture
• $11,750 for a New York trip
• $339,000 for purchase and improvement to a new home
• $7,100 for a pool deposit
• $5,000 for lawn equipment
• $34,000 on legal fees

source: Yahoo

Top 10 Richest Musicians of All Time

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January 28, 2013
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Top 10 Richest Musicians Of All Time:

1. Andrew Lloyd Webber: $1.2 billion

2. Paul McCartney: $800 million

3. Bono: $600 million

4. Bing Crosby: $550 million

5. Sean “Diddy” Combs: $550 million

6. Mariah Carey: $500 million

7. Jay-Z: $475 million

8. Dolly Parton: $450 million

9. Jimmy Buffett: $400 million

10. Michael Jackson: $350 million

source: hypebot.com

Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Ending 1/20/2013

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January 23, 2013
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#1. A$AP Rocky – Long.Live.A$AP – 139,000 (139,000)

#14. T.I. – Trouble Man: Heavy Is The Head – 19,000 (330,000)

#15. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist – 18,000 (272,000)

#16. Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d city – 18,000 (657,000)

#43. Wiz Khalifa – O.N.F.I.C. – 9,500 (289,000)

#56. Game – Jesus Piece – 7,200 (177,000)

#57. Chief Keef – Finally Rich – 7,100 (106,000)

#59. 2 Chainz – Based On A T.R.U. Story – 6,800 (509,000)

#94. Sho Baraka – Talented 10th – 3,700 (4,000)

#134. Big Boi – Vicious Lies And Dangerous Rumors – 2,600 (59,000)

* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousandth for units above 10,000, nearest hundredth for units below 10,000.

Weekend Box Office: January 18-21

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January 22, 2013
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Title / 4 Day Weekend Gross (in millions USD)

  1. Mama  $32.1 m
  2. Zero Dark Thirty  $18.6 m
  3. Silver Lining Playbook  $12.7 m
  4. Gangster Squad  $10.1 m
  5. Broken City  $9.5 m
  6. A Haunted House  $9.4 m
  7. Django Unchained  $9.2 m
  8. Les Miserable  $9 m
  9. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey  $7.6 m*
  10. The Last Stand  $7.2 m

*The Hobbit has grossed over $920 million worldwide to date.

Weekend At Box Office: January 4-6, 2013

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January 7, 2013
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Title/ Weekend Gross (in millions USD)

  1. Texas Chainsaw 3D  $21.7 m
  2. Django Unchained   $20 m
  3. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey  $17.5 m
  4. Les Miserables  $16m
  5. Parental Guidance  $9.7 m

Datta Phuge Spends Over $22,000 On Gold Shirt

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January 4, 2013
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Indian Man Spends Over $22,000 on Gold Shirt to "Impress the Ladies"

Ranka Jewelers of Pune made a shirt of 3.5 kilograms gold. Ranka jewelers urged Guinness book of world record to register the shirt. More than 15 workers spend 16 hours per day in design of shirt for weatlhy Indian man,  Datta Phuge.

Expedia to Buy Trivago for $632 Million

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December 21, 2012
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Expedia Inc. (EXPE) agreed to buy a majority stake in travel metasearch engine trivago for about EUR 477 million, expanding the Internet travel agent’s exposure in Europe.

The deal also increases consolidation in Expedia’s market following priceline.com Inc.’s (PCLN) $1.8 billion purchase agreement for travel metasearch company Kayak Software Corp. (KYAK) last month.

Expedia will acquire 61.6% of trivago for about EUR477 million, or roughly $632 million–including EUR434 million in cash and EUR43 million in Expedia stock.

Founded seven years ago, trivago grew into one of the largest travel sites in Europe and now conducts more than 100 million hotel searches annually, Expedia said. The company is expected to deliver about EUR100 million in revenue for 2012.

$315 Billion Worth of Gold

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December 17, 2012
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The Bank of England protects about £197 billion ($315 billlion) worth of gold.

Film by Brady Haran.

Weekend Box Office: December 14-16, 2012

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December 17, 2012
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Title / Weekend Gross (in millions usd $$$)

  1. The Hobbit  $84.7 m
  2. Rise of the Guardians  $7.1 m
  3. Lincoln  $7 m
  4. Skyfall  $6.5 m
  5. Life of Pi  $5.4 m

Checkout How Much Pacquiao vs Marquez generated

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December 17, 2012
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According to Dan Rafael at ESPN.com:

The fourth fight between Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao generated about 1.15 million buys on HBO PPV, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum told ESPN.com on Saturday..

The final numbers were not in yet, but HBO did not dispute Arum’s figure, which means the fight will generate in the neighborhood of $70 million in domestic television revenue.