[Broadway Grosses w/ 3/26/2023] Spring has sprung on Broadway
The top 10 grossing shows from the week ending in 3/26/2023 include The Phantom of the Opera, The Lion King, Hamilton, Wicked, MJ The Musical, Funny Girl, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, and Aladdin.
See some quick data points below.
Number of Shows on Broadway: 31
Previous Week: 29
Total Gross: $32,656,199.84
Previous Week: $34,124,422.28
Total Attendance: 259,758
Previous Week: 259,832
Average Capacity: 9,004 (92.69%)
Previous Week: 9,420 (94.46%)
Average Paid Admission: $118.04
Previous Week: $124.86
Check out the individual show grosses for the week ending in March 26, 2023.
NOTES:
- BAD CINDERELLA opened at the Imperial on 3/23.
- SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET opened at the Lunt-Fontanne on 3/26.
- LIFE OF PI is in previews at the Schoenfeld and opens on 3/30.
- SHUCKED is in previews at the Nederlander and opens on 4/4.
- FAT HAM began previews at the American Airlines and opens on 4/12.
- CAMELOT is in previews at the Beaumont and opens on 4/13.
- PETER PAN GOES WRONG is in previews at the Barrymore and opens on 4/19.
- THE THANKSGIVING PLAY began previews at the Hayes and opens on 4/20.
- NEW YORK, NEW YORK began previews at the St. James and opens on 4/26.
- PICTURES FROM HOME now has a 7-performance/week schedule.
- 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.
- Kids’ Night on Broadway took place, with 21 participating shows.
Thanks to the Broadway League for sharing this data.
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