Movistar Arena (Santiago)

Movistar Arena

The arena under new signage in April 2018
Former names	Metropolitan Indoor Stadium Arena Santiago (April 2006-October 2008)
Location	Av. Beaucheff 1204, O'Higgins Park Santiago, Chile
Coordinates	33°27′46″S 70°39′43″W / 33.46278°S 70.66194°W / -33.46278; -70.66194
Owner	Hiller Investments
Operator	ASM Global
Capacity	12,000 (stands) 17,000 (concerts)
Construction
Broke ground	1956
Opened	April 15, 2006
Architect	Mario Recordón

Movistar Arena is a 17,000-seat multi-purpose indoor arena in Santiago, Chile. It is located inside O'Higgins Park, in downtown Santiago. Its main structure was built in 1956, but it remained unfinished and without a roof, until the roof was installed in 2000.

Buyer Peter Hiller opened it on April 15, 2006 as Arena Santiago with a seat-capacity of 12,000. Telefónica's cell phone division Movistar bought the stadium's naming rights, changing its name on October 6, 2008, while also expanding its capacity by 5,000 seats.^{[clarification needed]} It is one of the largest multipurpose arenas in South America, with a total surface is 44,000 m². An additional 3,000 seats can be placed over the court during concerts, boosting the total capacity to 17,000 seats.

As of 2023, Movistar Arena in Chile is the busiest indoor arena in South America, with more than $94.6 million in grosses and 1.58 million tickets sold in the past year.^[1]