[Broadway Grosses w/ 1/22/2023]
The top 10 grossing shows from the week ending in 1/22/2023 include The Phantom of the Opera, Hamilton, Funny Girl, The Lion King, Wicked, MJ The Musical, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Aladdin, and A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical.
See some quick data points below.
Number of Shows on Broadway: 23
Previous Week: 29
Total Gross: $25,835,362.28
Previous Week: $33,859,987.75
Total Attendance: 204,847
Previous Week: 247,667
Average Capacity: 9,510 (93.47%)
Previous Week: 9,161 (92.78%)
Average Paid Admission: $121.31
Previous Week: $129.20
Check out the individual show grosses for the week ending in January 22, 2023.
NOTES:
- PICTURES FROM HOME is in previews at Studio 54 and opens on 2/9.
- There were two capacities for WICKED at the Gershwin Theatre this week. Four performances had 1,807 seats and four performances had 1,926 seats, for a total capacity of 14,932. As this report cannot accommodate both capacities, the figure 1,867 was used.
- NYC Broadway Week began on 1/17 and continues through 2/12.
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day weekend fell within the prior week (week ending 1/15/2023).
Thanks to the Broadway League for sharing this data.
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