THR and Launchmetrics report record Met Gala engagement
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Updated · Hollywood Reporter · May 8
THR and Launchmetrics report record Met Gala engagement
5 articles · Updated · Hollywood Reporter · May 8
The rankings put Monday's New York Metropolitan Museum of Art arrivals at $1.56bn, above 2025's $1.3bn and well ahead of this year's Academy Awards red carpet.
Saint Laurent led fashion brands with $68.5m in media impact value, while Sabrina Carpenter topped women and first-time attendee Connor Storrie led men with $14m.
The data suggested pre-event boycott calls and controversy around honorary co-chairs Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos did not dent attention, as fashion conversation dominated across categories.
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