Elton John, who is in his sixth decade of touring, take the No. 1 slot on Hot Tours this week with $2.7 million in box office grosses reported from two stops on his Greatest Hits Tour, currently on the road in North America through the end of April 2012.

Before beginning a slate of US concerts in early March 2012, Elton played a two-show run in Mexico City's Auditorio Nacional on March 2 and 3, 2012, drawing 19,000 fans. Ticket sales totaled more than 19.7 million pesos ($1.5 US$) at the Mexican capitol city's 9,600-seat national auditorium.

The first U.S. date to be reported from the tour's final North American leg was a performance at Orlando's Amway Center on March 10, 2012. The show grossed more than $1.2 million at the box office with over 14,000 in attendance.

The Greatest Hits tour kicked off in February 2011, playing markets worldwide throughout last year and the beginning of this year. Following the current US/Canada trek, Elton will return to Europe for dates booked in June and July 2012.

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