Magic Mike’s Last Dance,” is projected to top the charts with an opening weekend of $8 million, according to industry estimates. Originally greenlit as an HBO Max exclusive film before pivoting to a theatrical release following the Warner Bros.
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With a slimmed-down roster and many productions offering 2 for 1 tickets during the annual Broadway Week promotion, Broadway box office was down 24% for the week ending January 22, with the 23-show total at $25,835,362. Attendance of 204,847 was off 17% from the previous week when 29 shows were on the boards.
Despite the overall drop, the percentage of seats filled remained at about 93% of capacity, consistent with the previous week. Average ticket price was down considerably though – those 2-for-1s kicking in – with the average price of $126 down a full $10 from the previous week.
The annual Broadway Week winter promotion (which actually lasts several weeks) seems to have had an impact – 18 of the 23 shows were at 90% of capacity or more, even as ticket prices fell. Filling all their seats were MJ (grossing $1,654,435) and The Phantom of the Opera ($2,227,185).
The sole previewing show, Pictures From Home starring Nathan Lane, Danny Burstein and Zoë Wanamaker, sold about 92% of its seats at Studio 54, grossing $413,288 with a $79.69 average ticket. Opening night is February 9.
Season to date, Broadway has grossed $1,062,714,005, with total attendance of 8,172,023 at about 87% of capacity.
All figures courtesy of The Broadway League. For the complete box office listings, visit the League’s website.
Magic Mike’s Last Dance,” is projected to top the charts with an opening weekend of $8 million, according to industry estimates. Originally greenlit as an HBO Max exclusive film before pivoting to a theatrical release following the Warner Bros.
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