Actor Chris Rock speaks on stage during the 94th Academy Awards ceremony at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, California on March 27, 2022.
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Chris Rock hasn’t made the address public yet being slapped by Will Smith at the 94th Annual Academy Awards on Sunday. Fans are counting on a chance that could change on Wednesday night.
According to media reports and resale sites, Rock will be giving two shows in a row at the Wilbur Theater in Boston, and the anticipation has sent second-market ticket sales skyrocketing.
StubHub, a ticket exchange and resale company, told Hollywood Reporter that it saw 25 times the daily gross for Rock’s shows in the days following the Oscars crash, more than the total for the comedian’s tour in March.
“At this stage in his tour, on an average day, we’d expect to see a spike in sales 24 or 48 hours before showtime when last-minute sales come in – but It was unusual to see Mike Silveira, a spokesman for StubHub, tell The Hollywood Reporter.
There are more than a dozen tickets to Rock’s Saturday on sale on StubHub, with prices ranging from $444 each to $1,705. To be sure, that’s just the asking price – it’s unclear if anyone will buy a chair at those levels.
Users reported on social media that fares went from as low as $40 before the incident to a triple-digit price tag after the change.
A representative for StubHub did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment.
Ticket marketplace TickPick said Monday it has sold more overnight Rock tickets after the slap than the previous month combined.
TickPick currently has three tickets for the 7:30 show and four tickets for the 10:00 show. Prices range from $800 to $1,100 each.
Ticketmaster’s website says both the 7:30pm and 10:00pm shows are sold out. Meanwhile, Vivid Seats currently has four tickets for the 10:00 p.m. show, with two listed for $768 and two listed for $966.
