[Broadway Grosses w/e 11/27/2022] Holiday Boost
The top 10 grossing shows from the week ending in 11/27/22 include The Music Man, The Lion King, Hamilton, Wicked, The Phantom of the Opera, MJ The Musical, Funny Girl, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Aladdin, and Beetlejuice.
See some quick data points below.
Number of Shows on Broadway: 33
Previous Week: 34
Total Gross: $37,475,773.29
Previous Week: $30,912,718.74
Total Attendance: 259.298
Previous Week: 260,973
Average Capacity: 9,597 (80.07%)
Previous Week: 9,287 (81.23%)
Average Paid Admission: $129.42
Previous Week: $108.23
Check out the individual show grosses for the week ending in November 27, 2022.
NOTES:
Please note that Thanksgiving fell within this week.A CHRISTMAS CAROL opened at the Nederlander on 11/21.
KPOP opened at Circle in the Square on 11/27.AIN’T NO MO’ is in previews at the Belasco and opens on 12/1.
A BEAUTIFUL NOISE, THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL is in previews at the Broadhurst and opens on 12/4.
OHIO STATE MURDERS is in previews at the Jones and opens on 12/8.
SOME LIKE IT HOT is in previews at the Shubert and opens on 12/11.
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.
Prior weeks correction: For all performances of & JULIET, there were 1,026 seats rather than 1,034.
Thanks to the Broadway League for sharing this data.
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