Chris Rock’s comedy tour gross sales sky-rocket after Oscars fiasco, tickets going for almost Rs 20,000 per seat

Rock was slapped by Smith at Monday’s Oscars after he joked concerning the look of Smith’s spouse, Jada Pinkett Smith. While the actor appeared to chuckle initially, a couple of moments later, he was seen striding in direction of the stage, the place he hit Rock. From his seat, he continued yelling expletives on the comic, because the viewers fell silent. He later apologised for his actions, and Rock has reportedly declined to file a police grievance.

The Hollywood Reporter mentioned that StubHub, a ticket resale firm, skilled a 25x soar in gross sales for Rock’s tour within the 48 hours for the reason that Oscars, as in comparison with the whole thing of March. Sales within the final two days have overtaken complete March gross sales. And the typical worth has elevated from between $150-$200 to $250 (round Rs 19,000) per ticket.

“Now that we are 48 hours from Sunday evening, it’s evident that demand for Chris Rock shows has jumped dramatically, based on our ticket buying trends on StubHub,” Mike Silveira, spokesperson for StubHub instructed The Hollywood Reporter. “At this stage in his tour, on an average day, we’d expect to see a spike in sales in the 24 or 48 hours prior to a show date as last-minute sales roll in – but it is incredibly unusual to see the spike we have experienced. With daily sales remarkably more than twenty-five times higher than the average we have seen in the last month, we anticipate this interest will likely sustain for a short time.”

Rock has remained silent on the affair, at the same time as Smith posted a public apology and Pinkett Smith posted a imprecise Instagram image, The Academy mentioned that it does not condone violence, and its board of governors will convene for a overview assembly on Wednesday. Rock, one of many world’s hottest stand-up comics, has twice hosted the Oscars.