Broadway box office receipts remained stable last week, totaling $28,106,860 for 28 performances, with 224,832 ticket buyers paying an average of $125.01 per seat.
A significant part of this total was composed of newcomers such as: We roll happily together (grossing $1,820,753 in the sold-out week ending October 22, another Hudson Theater house record) and Gutenberg! The musicalThe tournament had its best week ever with $932,436 at James Earl Jones, despite significant purple betting after the opening.
(Gutenberg!starring Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells, delighted audiences with special, unannounced appearances at the end of each show, secret cameos that may not add to the box office but can’t keep up with the word-of-mouth damage: After opening Nathan Lane Last week’s cameo appearances included Ashley Park, Lin-Manuel Miranda, John Stamos, Rory O’Malley, Christian Slater, Amber Ruffin and, somewhat brilliantly, Steve Guttenberg, who took the stage briefly last Friday night, included.)
We roll happily together reported another significant number: the average ticket price was $235.60, well above the overall Broadway average of $125.01 and second on the list Hamilton And Sweeney Todd behind $168.37 and $166.03 respectively (HamiltonThe average ticket price was affected by a discount student festival on Wednesday, 18 October.
Some other notable numbers:
- i need this starring Danny DeVito grossed $572,840 for seven previews at the American Airlines Theater at 93.2% capacity;
- harmony, the Barry Manilow-Bruce Sussman musical, opened previews at the Ethel Barrymore with 83% of seats filled for six performances and grossed $491,766. Opening night is November 13;
- Back to the Future 92% of the seats at the Winter Garden filled and $1,257,898 earned;
- Jaja’s African hair braids, a production by the subscription-based nonprofit Manhattan Theater Club that was 98% full at the Friedman, with a modest average ticket price of $69.44 and a gross of $348,453;
- This is where love lies 79% of Broadway’s seats filled and earned $690,574.
But not all of the new arrivals were even remotely sold out. The little house starring Eric McCormack and Laura Bell Bundy, the film had a 75% capacity and earned $358,532. Melissa Etheridge: My Window filled only 57% of the seats at Circle in the Square and earned $231,628 for five performances; Purlie wins occupied 63% of the seats in the Music Box; And The shark is broken The Golden was at 61% capacity.
Top of the selection in terms of gross profit was as usual The lion king$2,063,215 won in Minskoff.
So far this season, Broadway has grossed $625,894,563 — up about 2% from last year at this point — for a total attendance of 5,131,476, up about 7% from last year.
All figures courtesy of the Broadway League. Visit the league’s website for a complete box office overview.
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