Ticket sales for The Phantom of the Opera soar as the countdown to the latest Broadway hit continues for two weeks

With two weeks left in its 35-year Broadway run, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The skim of the opera grossed a massive $3,247,106 last week, nearly 10% of Broadway’s total gross for the seven-day period ending April 2.

The popular musical — which Lloyd Webber has hinted may return to Broadway at some point in the future — also topped the Broadway charts for average ticket price ($248.57) and top price ($697). There wasn’t even a good second – Hamilton finished second with an average ticket price of $186.11 and a top price of $449.

ghost will leave the Majestic Theatre, its longtime home on Broadway, on April 16.

Recent Broadway Acquisitions – much recently also brisk spring business, with Sweeney Todd: Fleet Street’s demonic barber sold out seven shows for the week, earning $1,734,930; And march a virtual sellout (99.3% of capacity) with revenue of $1,158,493.

Overall, the 31 Broadway productions earned $34,410,203 this week, up 5% from last week. Attendance was 270,934, an increase of 4%.

musical New York, New York, With a preview at the St. James before an April 26 opening, it filled 89% of available seats and grossed $870,814 for an average ticket price of $85.

Some of the new shows have filled seats with relatively low ticket prices. pi life which opened March 30 in Schoenfeld, grossed $500,068 at 93% occupancy, with an average ticket price of $67.86. peeled offTonight’s new musical opening sold 98% of seats at the Dutchman, with preview prices keeping the average ticket price at $52.64 (total gross was $482,196).

Thick hamAwaiting an April 12 opening, it grossed $368,246 with a 96.27% occupancy rate at the American Airlines Theater and an average ticket price of $67.92. CamelotThe show, ahead of an April 13 opening at the nonprofit Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont, grossed $890,710, up 95.68% from an average ticket price of $111.14.

Also in the preview: Peter Pan goes wrong Opening April 19, occupying 75.27% of the Barrymore’s seats and grossing $449,083 with an average ticket price of $70.96. The Thanksgiving GameThe Non-Pros Second Stage game at the Hayes grossed $190,756 (79.82% capacity, $51.42 average ticket).

In the season to date, Broadway has grossed $1,342,680,567 with a total admission of 10,386,209 at an 88% seat load rate.

All figures courtesy of The Broadway League. Visit the league’s website for a complete list of ticket offices.