▁rights ▁spons or ships ▁has ▁been ▁challeng ing ▁due ▁to ▁current ▁economic ▁conditions . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁the ater ▁has ▁far ▁exceed ed ▁pro jections ▁for ▁attend ance , ▁activity , ▁gross ▁re venue , ▁net ▁income ▁after ▁operating ▁exp enses . ▁ ▁Both ▁the ▁city ' s ▁ 4 0 % ▁share ▁of ▁the ater ▁net ▁income ▁and ▁income ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁from ▁ticket ▁facility ▁fee ▁sur charg es ▁have ▁far ▁exceed ed ▁pro jections . ▁At ▁more ▁than ▁$ 1 . 2 ▁million , ▁the ▁city ' s ▁ 4 0 % ▁share ▁of ▁the ater ▁net ▁income ▁in ▁fis cal ▁year ▁ 2 0 0 9 - 2 0 1 0 ▁was ▁over ▁five ▁times ▁more ▁than ▁originally ▁project ed . ▁ ▁Further , ▁the ▁the ater ▁has ▁had ▁far ▁greater ▁fis cal ▁and ▁economic ▁impact s ▁than ▁the ▁$ 7 ▁million ▁to ▁$ 1 1 ▁million ▁original ▁annual ▁pro jections ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁independent ▁consult ant ▁and ▁the ▁Dur ham ▁Convention ▁and ▁Vis itor ' s ▁Bureau ▁(" DC VB "). ▁ ▁The ▁DC VB ▁estimates ▁that ▁the ▁the ater ▁had ▁a ▁$ 1 0 . 9 ▁million ▁economic ▁impact ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁seven ▁months ▁of ▁operation . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 – 2 0 1 0 ▁fis cal ▁year , ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Dur ham ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁the ater ▁had ▁a ▁city wide ▁economic ▁impact ▁of ▁over ▁$ 2 4 ▁million . ▁ ▁The ▁Dur ham ▁Perform