How the WrestleMania 27 Gate Stacks Up to Others

This past Sunday's Wrestlemania 27 gate in Atlanta, Georgia at The Georgia Dome now ranks as the second highest live gate for a WrestleMania in WWE history.

Top eight WrestleMania gates:

1. $7.2 million - Wrestlemania 25 in Houston, TX (April 5, 2009)

2. $6.6 million - Wrestlemania 27 in Atlanta, GA (April 3, 2011)

3. $5.8 million - Wrestlemania 24 in Orlando, FL (April 3, 2008)

4. $5.5 million - Wrestlemania 26 in Phoenix, AZ (March 28, 2010)

5. $5.3 million - Wrestlemania 23 in Detroit, MI (April 7, 2007)

6. $3.8 million - Wrestlemania 18 in Toronto, ON (March 17, 2002)

7. $3.5 million - Wrestlemania 17 in Houston, TX (April 1, 2001)

8. $3.4 million - Wrestlemania 6 in Toronto, ON (April 1, 1990)

source: wrestling observer newsletter