▁promote ▁the ▁album , ▁the ▁band ▁performed ▁on ▁both ▁the ▁American ▁and ▁British ▁versions ▁of ▁The ▁X ▁F actor . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁One ▁D irection ▁broke ▁yet ▁another ▁UK ▁sales ▁record ▁with ▁the ▁DVD ▁and ▁Bl u - ray ▁release ▁of ▁This ▁Is ▁Us . ▁Near ly ▁ 2 7 0 , 0 0 0 ▁copies ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁were ▁sold ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁within ▁three ▁days ▁of ▁its ▁release , ▁be ating ▁the ▁record ▁previously ▁set ▁by ▁Michael ▁Jackson ' s ▁This ▁Is ▁It ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁by ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁copies . ▁The ▁group ▁was ▁named ▁among ▁the ▁Top ▁Global ▁artists ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁by ▁the ▁IF PI ▁because ▁of ▁strong ▁digital ▁download s , ▁physical ▁albums , ▁on - dem and ▁streams , ▁and ▁music ▁videos . ▁ ▁The ▁band ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁the ▁Where ▁We ▁Are ▁Tour ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁concluded ▁on ▁ 5 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁Play ing ▁ 6 9 ▁shows ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 4 9 , 8 4 8 ▁fans ▁per ▁show , ▁the ▁tour ▁gross ed ▁over ▁$ 2 9 0 ▁million , ▁becoming ▁the ▁highest - g ross ing ▁concert ▁tour ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁highest - g ross ing ▁concert ▁tour ▁of ▁all ▁time , ▁and ▁the ▁highest - g