[Broadway Grosses w/e 5/22/2022] It’s about the small wins.
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For the week ending May 22, there were 35 shows running on Broadway bringing in a total of $33,350,185.13 (+$3MM compared to previous week).
As for attendance, we saw a decrease in total attendance for the week ending in May 22, 257,558 (previous week saw a total of 308,288 attendees).
That being said, 21 Broadway shows saw an increase in their attendance, including Wicked, The Phantom of the Opera, Mrs. Doubtfire, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Take Me Out, Chicago, For Colored Girls, and more.
Check out the individual show grosses for the week ending in May 22, 2022.
| Show Name | Gross | TotalAttn | Capacity | %Capacity |
| A STRANGE LOOP | $703,727.73 | 6,623 | 7,376 | 89.79% |
| ALADDIN | $1,080,376.79 | 13,025 | 13,816 | 94.27% |
| AMERICAN BUFFALO | $555,265.40 | 4,831 | 6,008 | 80.41% |
| BEETLEJUICE | $903,330.50 | 8,118 | 12,816 | 63.34% |
| BIRTHDAY CANDLES | $270,637.00 | 3,836 | 5,816 | 65.96% |
| CHICAGO | $718,799.79 | 7,470 | 8,640 | 86.46% |
| COME FROM AWAY | $480,469.98 | 5,070 | 8,368 | 60.59% |
| COMPANY | $726,009.70 | 6,392 | 8,368 | 76.39% |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $547,243.50 | 5,722 | 7,872 | 72.69% |
| FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE / WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF | $339,177.40 | 4,443 | 6,184 | 71.85% |
| FUNNY GIRL | $1,319,771.50 | 9,537 | 9,752 | 97.80% |
| GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY | $304,809.00 | 3,605 | 6,384 | 56.47% |
| HADESTOWN | $1,040,274.25 | 7,398 | 7,344 | 100.74% |
| HAMILTON | $2,266,325.00 | 10,170 | 10,592 | 96.02% |
| HANGMEN | $306,867.91 | 3,129 | 6,416 | 48.77% |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD | $1,332,544.50 | 11,392 | 12,976 | 87.79% |
| HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE | $370,367.00 | 4,240 | 5,096 | 83.20% |
| MACBETH | $1,353,699.50 | 8,135 | 8,408 | 96.75% |
| MJ THE MUSICAL | $1,464,625.80 | 10,777 | 11,096 | 97.13% |
| MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL | $1,369,261.65 | 9,896 | 10,400 | 95.15% |
| MR. SATURDAY NIGHT | $818,982.00 | 5,794 | 8,337 | 69.50% |
| MRS. DOUBTFIRE | $509,975.00 | 6,104 | 8,272 | 73.79% |
| PARADISE SQUARE | $241,952.40 | 4,502 | 7,856 | 57.31% |
| PLAZA SUITE | $1,647,507.00 | 7,727 | 7,800 | 99.06% |
| POTUS: OR, BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE | $529,449.19 | 6,684 | 11,608 | 57.58% |
| SIX | $1,283,416.00 | 8,129 | 8,248 | 98.56% |
| TAKE ME OUT | $540,659.45 | 4,503 | 4,648 | 96.88% |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | $1,021,148.45 | 8,080 | 8,528 | 94.75% |
| THE LION KING | $1,771,357.00 | 13,009 | 13,568 | 95.88% |
| THE MINUTES | $342,174.00 | 3,733 | 5,336 | 69.96% |
| THE MUSIC MAN | $3,487,855.20 | 12,316 | 12,200 | 100.95% |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | $892,439.04 | 9,199 | 12,840 | 71.64% |
| THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH | $164,479.00 | 2,768 | 6,348 | 43.60% |
| TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL | $1,013,155.50 | 8,447 | 11,824 | 71.44% |
| WICKED | $1,572,052.00 | 12,754 | 14,456 | 88.23% |
NOTES:
THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH canceled both performances on 5/21.
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