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That darn mouse

Proceeds from July's American Idol concert at the Greensboro Coliseum were as plentiful as Simon Cowell's put-downs (snap).

Andrew Brown, the coliseum's spokesman, said the show has been the largest grossing ($773,655) and highest attended (15,000) event on AI's tour to date.

The coliseum made about $79,200.

But ticket sales for the June 28-July 2 show "Disney Live: Mickey's Magic Show" weren't exactly sprinkled with pixie dust.

The coliseum lost nearly $18,485 on the event. Only 4,400 people attended, far fewer than the 12,000 coliseum officials had anticipated.

"This was a new show for us and we also think the dates (weekend right before July 4 holiday) may have had an impact as well," Brown said.

Family shows typically do well, he said.

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