Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour
Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour is a live concert DVD by American recording artist Michael Jackson released on July 25, 2005. The DVD was previously included with The Ultimate Collection box set in 2004. The concert took place during Jackson's first leg of his Dangerous World Tour on October 1, 1992, at the Bucharest National Stadium, with a sold-out attendance of 90,000. It was the last night of the first leg of the tour. This concert is the first concert by Jackson that has been officially released on DVD in the United States, also released in Asia market on double Video CD. The other official releases by Michael Jackson are a VHS of his HIStory World Tour concert in Seoul, South Korea, which was released only in South Korea in 1996, and Live at Wembley July 16, 1988, which is the second leg of his Bad World Tour.
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Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour
Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour is a live concert DVD by American recording artist Michael Jackson released on July 25, 2005. The DVD was previously included with The Ultimate Collection box set in 2004. The concert took place during Jackson's first leg of his Dangerous World Tour on October 1, 1992, at the Bucharest National Stadium, with a sold-out attendance of 90,000. It was the last night of the first leg of the tour. This concert is the first concert by Jackson that has been officially released on DVD in the United States, also released in Asia market on double Video CD. The other official releases by Michael Jackson are a VHS of his HIStory World Tour concert in Seoul, South Korea, which was released only in South Korea in 1996, and Live at Wembley July 16, 1988, which is the second leg of his Bad World Tour.
Reception
Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour
The concert special set a record for HBO at the time, becoming the channel's highest rated special.
The DVD has sold over three million copies worldwide.
Charts
Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour
<table><thead><tr><th>Chart (2005)</th><th>Peak position</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Austrian Music DVDs Chart</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Belgian (Flanders) Music DVDs Chart</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Belgian (Wallonia) Music DVDs Chart</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Dutch Music DVDs Chart</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>French Music DVDs Chart</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Greek Music DVDs Chart</td><td>1</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th>Chart (2009)</th><th>Peak position</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Finnish Music DVDs Chart</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>French Music DVDs Chart</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>German Albums Chart</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>Irish Music DVDs Chart</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>New Zealand Music DVDs Chart</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Spanish Music DVDs Chart</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Swiss Music DVDs Chart</td><td>1</td></tr></tbody></table>
Certifications
Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour
<table><thead><tr><th>Region</th><th>Certification</th><th>Certified units/sales</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Australia (ARIA)</td><td>14× Platinum</td><td>210,000^</td></tr><tr><td>France (SNEP)</td><td>3× Platinum</td><td>60,000</td></tr><tr><td>Germany (BVMI)</td><td>Platinum</td><td>200,000‡</td></tr><tr><td>Japan (RIAJ)</td><td>Gold</td><td>100,000^</td></tr><tr><td>New Zealand (RMNZ)</td><td>4× Platinum</td><td>20,000^</td></tr><tr><td>Poland (ZPAV)</td><td>Platinum</td><td>10,000</td></tr><tr><td>Portugal (AFP)</td><td>Platinum</td><td>8,000^</td></tr><tr><td>Spain (PROMUSICAE)</td><td>Platinum</td><td>25,000^</td></tr><tr><td>United Kingdom (BPI)</td><td>2× Platinum</td><td>100,000^</td></tr><tr><td>United States (RIAA)</td><td>8× Platinum</td><td>800,000^</td></tr><tr><td> Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.</td></tr></tbody></table>