Broadway’s New Year’s Eve combined to increase its overall box office by nearly 20% last week The skim of the opera (the old ones) posted an all-time weekly gross of $3 million and The Jonas Brothers (the new ones, on Broadway anyway) collected $1.6 million for their five-concert stay.
Combined, the 29 Broadway productions earned $34,124,422 in the week ending March 19, an increase of 19.1% over the previous week. Total attendance was 259,832, up 13% (there were two fewer shows the week before).
Of ghost Now in its final weeks – deadline (for now anyway: Webber teased the possibility of a return at some point) is the 16 first $3M+ tally). It even surpasses the past few weeks with nine shows. Attendance at the Majestic was 101.71%, with a high average ticket price of $232.01.
The Jonas Brothers on BroadwayThe March 14-18 residency at the Marquis also sold out, taking in $1,556,128 with an average ticket price of $192.35.
Another sellout, but with much more modest results, was peeled off, the new musical comedy from Robert Horn-Brandy Clark-Shane McAnally in The Dutchman. With a “preview pricing policy” that kept the average ticket price at $55.72, the show grossed $456,719 for seven previews. The premiere is on April 4.
Two productions officially premiered last week: march, SRO deal at Bernard B. Jacobs earning a whopping $1,040,882; And Dance by Bob Fosse in the Music Box, where 90% of the seats were filled for a price of $564,506.
Other recent Broadway acquisitions have included:
- A dollhousewith Jessica Chastain, who earned $869,108 and took 99% of the seats at the Hudson;
- Evil Cinderella, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s latest musical, occupying 89% of the Imperial’s seats, with an average ticket price of $73.38, which equates to $642,196 for the week of seven previews. premieres on March 23;
- Camelot, the Aaron Sorkin adaptation of the classic musical, had a strong week at Non-Pro Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Venue, earning $741,343 for seven previews at a 90% load. Premiere is April 13;
- life of pi, the musical adaptation of the novel and film, ran seven previews at the Gerard Schoenfeld and filled 94% of the seats with an average ticket price of $75.87. Gross was $493,602; premieres on March 30;
- Peter Pan goes wrongthe new comedy from the people who brought you The part that goes wrong, which began previews at the Barrymore, grossed $364,147 for five shows at an 80% loading rate. The average ticket costs $86.27; Premiere is April 19;
- Sweeney Todd: The Demonic Barber of Fleet Street, starring Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford, had another strong preview week at the Lunt-Fontanne, with seven shows grossing $1,679,014 and filling 95% of the seats with an average ticket price of $169.27. The premiere is on March 26.
Including other strong performers of the week & Juliet, Six, The Lion King, Wicked, Aladdin, Chicago, Hadestown, Hamilton, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Kimberly Akimbo, MJ, Moulin Rouge! And The Book of Mormon. Funny girl was at a reduced capacity of 85% due to star Lea Michelle’s week-long absence.
In the season to date, Broadway has grossed $1,275,614,164 with a total admission of 9,855,517 at an 88% seat load rate.
All figures courtesy of The Broadway League. The full box office list can be found on the league’s website.
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