Broadway Box Office Soars As Newcomers ‘The Who’s Tommy’, ‘Suffs’, ‘The Outsiders’, ‘The Wiz’ & Others Draw Crowds
02.04.2024 - 22:17
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Broadway box office soared last week, as five productions joined the roster, one returned and no fewer than 30 of the 32 shows saw attendance at 90% of capacity or more. Twenty productions were sell-outs.
A raft of recent arrivals were among the strong box office performers, with The Outsiders, The Wiz, Suffs, Hell’s Kitchenand The Great Gatsbyfilling all seats at their respective venues. The Who’s Tommy came within sight of the $1M mark.
In all, the 32 shows grossed a whopping $37,095,505 for the week leading up to the Easter holiday, a 30% increase over the previous week and an 8% jump over last year at this time. Total attendance for the week ending March 31 was 271,802, an 18% boost over the previous week. More than 96% of all seats were occupied. Average ticket price was $136.48.
Among the notable entries:
Two long running Broadway staples had amazing nine-performance weeks: Wicked took in $2,910,585 and The Lion King was the roster’s top earner at $3,178,613. Aladdin, even with a heavily comped 10th anniversary performance on March 28, took in $1,810,211. Chicago broke another house record at the Ambassador, grossing $1,104,240.
Departing the roster was Days of Wine and Roses, grossing $411,616 with 65% of seats filled during its final week at Studio 54.
Season to date, Broadway has grossed $1,285,177,052, with total attendance at 10,214,178 at 89% of capacity.
All figures courtesy of The Broadway League. For complete box office listings, visit the League’s website.
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