Durham Performing Arts Center recorded 68 sellouts and a total attendance of 414,056 in 2011, putting it at No. 4 on national entertainment industry magazine Pollstar’s annual ranking.

Only Radio City Music Hall (No. 1), Coliseum Theater at Caesars Palace (No. 2), the Fox Theatre of Atlanta (No. 3) saw more business. New York’s Beacon Theater was No. 5. 

“Being anywhere in Pollstar’s ranking of top ten theaters is an honor. The combination of dual blockbusters, Lion King and Radio City’s Christmas Spectacular, in one calendar year definitely helped propel us from our No. 9 ranking in 2010 to No. 4 this season,” said Rachel Gragg, senior director of marketing.