“Merrily We Roll Along” is one of the top earners on Broadway and has the most expensive ticket – Broadway Box Office

We roll happily togetherThe Sondheim revival, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff and Lindsay Mendez, cemented its place among Broadway’s top earners in its opening week, earning $1,706,962, filling every seat at the Hudson and $220.88 earning the highest average ticket price.

According to figures for the week ending October 15, only four productions topped the list Bright in gross: Hamilton ($1,931,917), Bad ($1,906,835), Sweeney Todd ($1,739.03) and, best of all, this durable power source The lion king ($2,090,583).

The first previews were i need this, Theresa Rebeck’s new comedy starring Danny DeVito, a Roundabout production at the American Airlines Theater. The show’s first three previews filled 95% of the seats and grossed $295,641, with a solid average ticket price of $140.31. i need this opens November 2.

There was also an opening night last week: Gutenberg! The Musical!, Starring Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells, it opened on October 12 and earned a whopping $842,159 for the week, filling 95% of the seats at the James Earl Jones Theatre.

Overall, the 27 Broadway productions earned $27,400,791, up a slight 2% from the previous week, for a total attendance of 217,118, also up 2%. The average ticket price for the week was $126.20.

At the other end of the box office spectrum, some shows have struggled to fill 80% of their available seats, and all have only recently arrived: This is where love lies was at 79% capacity; Melissa Etheridge: My Window55%; Purlie wins59%; The little house, 75%; And The shark is broken63%.

So far this season, Broadway has grossed $597,787,703 with a total attendance of 4,906,644 at 88% capacity.

All figures courtesy of the Broadway League. Visit the league’s website for a complete box office overview.