Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor 'Money Fight' does $2.6 million box office in theaters

“The Money Fight” between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor is expected to set all kinds of combat sports records.

And while it will be a drop in the bucket for the overall revenue, the numbers are in for the fight’s box office in the more than 500 movie theaters it played in this past Saturday night.

According to a report from Variety, the fight earned $2.6 million on 534 total screens. Even though the fight was just one night only, that number still put it in the top 10 for the weekend box office in the United States.

And on Saturday, it was the third highest grossing night at theaters, coming in behind “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” and “Annabelle: Creation.”

The $2.6 million means the fight took in about $4,869 per screen. And with a roughly $40 per ticket price, that translates to about 122 people attending each screening, on average.

The live theater broadcast was a Mayweather Promotions partnership with Fathom Events, which has hosted quite a few UFC pay-per-views in theaters in the past. Most recently, Fathom got back into the fight game with the Bellator: NYC pay-per-view in June.

In the fight, Mayweather (50-0) stopped McGregor (21-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC, 0-1 boxing) with a TKO in the 10th round. The fight is expected to be the most lucrative of all time, both in terms of the pay-per-view numbers and the total takes by the fighters. Mayweather has said he expects to make $350 million; McGregor is expecting $100 million or more.

For complete coverage of “The Money Fight: Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor,” check out the MMA Events section of the site.

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