Broadway Grosses w/e 4/28/2024
The top 10 grossing shows from the week ending on 4/28/2024 include The Lion King, Wicked, Hamilton, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, The Wiz, MJ the Musical, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Merrily We Roll Along, Aladdin, and Moulin Rouge! The Musical.
See some quick data points below.
Number of Shows on Broadway: 36
Previous Week: 36
Total Gross: $37,553,463.90
Previous Week: $34,650,614.34
Total Attendance: 307,754
Previous Week: 299,107
Average Capacity: 9,291 (92.01%)
Previous Week: 9,078 (91.53%)
Average Paid Admission: $119.98
Previous Week: $112.58
Check out the individual show grosses for the week ending on April 28, 2024.
NOTES:
- PATRIOTS opened at the Barrymore on 4/22.
- THE HEART OF ROCK AND ROLL opened at the Jones on 4/22.
- MARY JANE opened at the Friedman on 4/23.
- ILLINOISE opened at the St. James on 4/24.
- UNCLE VANYA opened at the Beaumont on 4/24.
- MOTHER PLAY opened at the Hayes on 4/25.
- THE GREAT GATSBY opened at the Broadway on 4/25.
- KIMBERLY AKIMBO closed on 4/28.
- CABARET AT THE KIT KAT CLUB cancelled one performance (Weds. 4/24 mat.).
- WICKED had four performances with 1,807 seats and four performances with 1,926 seats this week, 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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