We said Happy Trails to 4 musicals last week: 1776, Almost Famous, Beetlejuice, and Into the Woods.

The top 10 grossing shows from the week ending in 1/8/2023 include The Music Man, The Phantom of the Opera, Beetlejuice, Hamilton, Funny Girl, The Lion King, Wicked, MJ The Musical, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, and Into the Woods.

See some quick data points below.

Number of Shows on Broadway: 32
Previous Week: 33

Total Gross: $37,394,930.57
Previous Week: $51,912,226.29

Total Attendance: 275,834
Previous Week: 311,447

Average Capacity: 9,364 (90.94%)
Previous Week: 10,272 (90.16%)

Average Paid Admission: $125.93
Previous Week: $149.16

Check out the individual show grosses for the week ending in January 8, 2023.

NOTES:

1776, ALMOST FAMOUS, BEETLEJUICE, and INTO THE WOODS closed on 1/8. 

A STRANGE LOOP canceled 3 performances (Thurs. 1/5, Fri. 1/6, and Sun. 1/8 eve). 

BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY canceled 4 performances (Weds. 1/4 mat. and eve., Thurs. 1/5, and Sun. 1/8 mat.). 

Please note that New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day fell within the prior week (week ending 1/1/2023) and multiple shows held an extra performance during that week.

Thanks to the Broadway League for sharing this data.

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