[Broadway Grosses w/ 7/23/2023]
The top 10 grossing shows from the week ending in 7/23/2023 include The Lion King, Wicked, Hamilton, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, MJ The Musical, Aladdin, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Back To The Future: The Musical, Funny Girl, and Parade.
See some quick data points below.
Number of Shows on Broadway: 30
Previous Week: 30
Total Gross: $31,520,593.16
Previous Week: $30,899,310.89
Total Attendance: 257,204
Previous Week: 254,004
Average Capacity: 9,621 (89.54%)
Previous Week: 9,650 (87.83%)
Average Paid Admission: $117.63
Previous Week: $115.70
Check out the individual show grosses for the week ending in July 23, 2023.
NOTES:
- HERE LIES LOVE opened at the Broadway on 7/20.
- CAMELOT, LIFE OF PI, and PETER PAN GOES WRONG closed on 7/23.
- THE COTTAGE is in previews at the Hayes and opens on 7/24.
- BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL is in previews at the Winter Garden and opens on 8/3.
- 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.
Thanks to the Broadway League for sharing this data.
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