Broadway box office slips from 15% to $ 29 million as show rush opens towards the end of the season

Broadway box offices dropped 15% last week, with some of the biggest hits coming in the week ending May 1. In all, 36 shows grossed $ 29,072,410.

Presumably reflecting the decline in spring break and Easter tourism, participation fell 10% from last week to 241,500 last week. This number suggests that only 75% of available seats have been filled, significantly less than the 85% or more that was posted this spring.

Revenues were also affected by the large number of evening openings, with press kits and other gifts. Our toothpaste, Strange Loop, POTUS, Mr. Saturday Night Y Macbeth. The end date of the Tony Award is May 4th.

The average ticket price also dropped to $ 120 from $ 128 the previous week.

Some products, of course, had a more marked decline than others: cockroach juice It decreased by more than $ 492,698 from the previous week, reaching $ 875,739 per week, 57% of the capacity to attend. ChicagoAlong with Pamela Anderson, within weeks of her eight-week Broadway debut, she dropped from $ 128,776 to $ 585,101, with 72% of attendees; Y Harry Potter and the Curse of the Child It fell from $ 588,258 to $ 1,095,952, a holding of about 71%.

They weren’t alone. It includes other programs that see a noticeable drop in revenue Aladdin, American Buffalo, Birthday Candles, Come, Company, Dear Evan Hansen, Funny Girl, Headstone, Hamilton, Mejay, Moulin Rouge, Mrs. Dubtefire, Paradise Square, Plaza Suite, Six, Take Me, Book of Mormon, Little King , Minutes, music man, phantom of the opera, skin of our teeth, Tina, Y Bad.

Mr. Saturday night It played six games (up from seven the week before) and suffered a modest decline to $ 711,269. The frequency was 84% ​​of the capacity. funny Girl He scored $ 31,175 and $ 1,116,473, still occupying 97% of the seats, despite a previously scheduled weekend absence for star Benny Feldstein and the unexpected absent star Ramin Karimlu due to a positive Covid test.

MacbethStarring Daniel Craig and Ruth Nega, it went from $ 314,446 to $ 970,737, reflecting the fast pace of six press nights (out of a total of seven screenings), with over 99% in attendance.

None of the programs were fully SRO, although a few came close with 95% or more participation: Music Man, Funny Girl, Tombstone, How I Learned To Wear, Macbeth, Plaza Suite, Moulin Rouge,

Other shows include opening nights last week. the skin of our teethOccupy 47% of the seats; strange cycle (76%); Y POTUS (77%).

A girl from a northern country.Bob Dylan’s musical song, back from a long winter break with three performances, filled 56% of the seats. hangers Accumulated in about the same percentage, with Piazza del Paradiso, the Phantom of the Opera Y Basin More or less similar in proximity. little PrinceThe air show, which announced a three-month early closing date for May 8, ran in empty rooms for three-quarters of the Broadway theater, grossing just $ 232,808.

So far, Broadway has generated $ 750,520,744, with an 82% capacity of 5,976,363.

There were 36 products reported on Broadway last week Aladdin; American buffalo; cockroach juice; Birthday candles; Book of Mormon; Chicago; come from afar; Deal; Dear Evan Hansen; For black girls who have thought about suicide / when the rainbow is enough; funny Girl; A girl from a northern country; Chief town; Hamilton; hangers; Harry Potter and the Curse; How I learned to drive; Lion King; Little Prince; MJ; Წუთები; Moulin Rouge! Mr. Saturday night; Mrs Dutfair; A man of music; Piazza del Paradiso; ᲝPerry’s Ghost; Plaza Suite; I COULD; Six; The skin of our teeth; strange cycle; Pick me up; თინა; Y Bad.

All data courtesy of the Broadway League.