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TicketNews Weekly Top 10s and Analysis for the Week of 12/25/06-12/31/06

Posted on: Tuesday, 2 January 2007, 15:00 CST

TicketNews announces its weekly Top 10s and analysis for the week of 12/25/06 - 12/31/06.

 TOP 10 EVENTS Event                   This Week       Last Week Wicked                      1               1 Jersey Boys                 2               2 High School Musical         3               8 Bob Seger                   4               3 BCS Championship Game       5               9 George Strait               6               6 Chicago Bears               7              n/a Josh Groban                 8               7 Rod Stewart                 9               4 Eric Clapton               10               5 

The Chicago Bears' rabid fan base has propelled the NFC North Champs into the top ten overall events for this week. The holidays helped top-notch musicals "Wicked" and "Jersey Boys" to sustain their overall lead.

 TOP 10 SPORTS EVENTS Event                                    This Week       Last Week BCS Championship Game                        1               1 Chicago Bears                                2              n/a New Orleans Saints                           3              n/a New England Patriots                         4              n/a Allstate Sugar Bowl                          5              9 San Diego Chargers                           6              n/a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series: Daytona 500        7              n/a Rose Bowl                                    8              n/a Denver Nuggets                               9              n/a Chicago Bulls                               10              10 

The BCS Championship Game between Ohio State and Florida is by far the hottest college football game of the year, with demand exceeding some previous Super Bowls. The professional football playoffs look to be the hot sellers for the next week with Wild Card games scheduled in Seattle, Indianapolis, Philadelphia, and Foxboro, Massachusetts.

 TOP 10 THEATRE EVENTS Event                                 This Week       Last Week Wicked                                    1               1 Jersey Boys                               2               2 Lion King                                 3               5 Mary Poppins                              4               4 Radio City Christmas Spectacular          5               3 Monty Python's Spamalot                   6               6 Blue Man Group                            7               8 Annie                                     8               9 Tarzan - The Musical                      9              n/a Phantom of the Opera                     10               7 

Over the holidays Disney's "Lion King" battled its way up to the number three position, narrowly edging out another Disney musical, "Mary Poppins."

 TOP 10 CONCERT EVENTS Event                     This Week       Last Week High School Musical           1               6 Bob Seger                     2               1 George Strait                 3               4 Josh Groban                   4               5 Rod Stewart                   5               2 Eric Clapton                  6               3 Justin Timberlake             7               7 Celine Dion                   8              10 The Cheetah Girls             9              n/a Red Hot Chili Peppers        10               8 

High School Musical: The Concert vaulted over the competition to narrowly edge out Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band for the top spot.

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