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THE ONE THAT THEY WANT Nineteen countries have staged productions of Grease since 1972. Eight countries are currently planning Grease productions...

...THERE ARE WORSE THINGS THEY COULD DO The stage musical has earned $300 million worldwide.

SUMMER LOVIN' In 1976, Universal Pictures paid $5.5 million for the film rights. To date, it's made $153.1 million.

TOGETHER FOREVER The original 1972 Off Broadway production ran for 3,388 performances. The current revival's run is 1,081 and counting.

WE GO TOGETHER 20 million Grease soundtrack albums have been sold to date.

A MANY-SPLENDORED THING This month, 37 radio stations around the country reported that ''The Grease Megamix'' is a top 10 most-requested song.

THERE ARE WORSE THINGS SHE COULD DO Rosie O'Donnell went off on extended Grease! riffs in 3 of her 10 shows from Nov. 8 to Nov. 21.

ALONE AT THE DRIVE-IN MOVIE In 1978, Grease made $9.3 million in its opening weekend. In 1982, Grease 2's debut scored only $4.6 million.


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Posted Dec 20, 1996 | Published in issue #358 Dec 20, 1996 | Order Article Reprints