Broadway box office will close before Thanksgiving; Jaja’s African Hair Braids, Melissa Etheridge Post wins the last few weeks

Broadway box office revenue fell 7% in the week before Thanksgiving, with the 29 shows grossing a total of $27,060,113.

Attendance for the week ending November 19 was 228,423, about 86% of capacity and 3% less than the previous week. The number of visitors is currently 12% lower than the previous year.

Box office receipts declined for most productions including harmony in the first full week of performances after the opening. The Barry Manilow-Bruce Sussman musical at Barrymore fell $18,483 to $625,411.

Lots of spamwith four previews and four regular performances – many press seats and opening compositions – went from $74,565 to $678,666 at the St. James rose.

That was the end of their runs Melissa Etheridge: My Window, $43,239 to $371,784 for five performances; The shark is broken (from $3,691 to $346,797) and Jajas African hair braidsan increase of $48,986 to $425,253 (excluding revenue from the November 14-19 live simulcasts).

Profits were also recorded We roll happily togetherIt earned $1,884,080 and set a new house record in the Hudson. The lion king rose $54,008 to $2,044,902.

Was new to the selection How to dance in Ohio, which is still on its way to Belasco, with attendance at 79% of capacity and a gross of $315,339 for six previews. Opening night is December 10.

To date, Broadway has grossed $735,145,429 with a total attendance of 6,037,408.

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