[Broadway Grosses w/e 5/29/2022] Phone rings, door chimes . . .
Countdown to The Tony Awards: 11 days
(See the list of Tony Award nominations here.)
For the week ending May 29th, 35 Broadway shows brought in a total of $33,347,303.50 (+$57,118.37 compared to previous week).
We’re continuing to see a small decrease in attendance as well (257,210 over previous week’s 257,558) Hopefully the Tony Awards will drive some much needed love to the theater district.
Check out the individual show grosses for the week ending in May 29, 2022.
| Show Name | Gross | TotalAttn | Capacity | %Capacity |
| A STRANGE LOOP | $720,553.34 | 6,755 | 7,296 | 92.58% |
| ALADDIN | $841,176.53 | 8,392 | 8,635 | 97.19% |
| AMERICAN BUFFALO | $496,203.32 | 4,896 | 6,008 | 81.49% |
| BEETLEJUICE | $1,067,929.00 | 9,174 | 12,816 | 71.58% |
| BIRTHDAY CANDLES | $328,372 | 4,717 | 5,816 | 81.10% |
| CHICAGO | $772,682.66 | 7,917 | 8,640 | 91.63% |
| COME FROM AWAY | $459,655.50 | 5,285 | 8,368 | 63.16% |
| COMPANY | $684,509.60 | 6,261 | 8,368 | 74.82% |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN | $588,371.29 | 6,229 | 7,872 | 79.13% |
| FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE / WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF | $226,306.70 | 3,230 | 6,184 | 52.23% |
| FUNNY GIRL | $1,261,614.55 | 9,255 | 9,752 | 94.90% |
| GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY | $307,358.00 | 3,690 | 6,384 | 57.80% |
| HADESTOWN | $1,170,869.50 | 7,374 | 7,344 | 100.41% |
| HAMILTON | $2,322,989.00 | 10,433 | 10,592 | 98.50% |
| HANGMEN | $287,451.00 | 2,967 | 6,416 | 46.24% |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD | $1,586,565.10 | 12,551 | 12,976 | 96.72% |
| HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE | $371,173.00 | 4,302 | 5,096 | 84.42% |
| MACBETH | $1,116,578.40 | 6,930 | 7,357 | 94.20% |
| MJ THE MUSICAL | $1,460,190.30 | 10,408 | 11,096 | 93.80% |
| MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL | $1,310,156.85 | 9,682 | 10,400 | 93.10% |
| MR. SATURDAY NIGHT | $396,540.00 | 3,012 | 4,752 | 63.38% |
| MRS. DOUBTFIRE | $725,699.60 | 7,832 | 8,272 | 94.68% |
| PARADISE SQUARE | $261,255.70 | 4,800 | 7,856 | 61.10% |
| PLAZA SUITE | $1,644,055.85 | 7,728 | 7,800 | 99.08% |
| POTUS: OR, BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE | $445,741.00 | 6,010 | 11,608 | 51.77% |
| SIX | $1,283,844.00 | 8,130 | 8,248 | 98.57% |
| TAKE ME OUT | $591,558.85 | 4,552 | 4,648 | 97.93% |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON | $1,053,153.05 | 8,245 | 8,528 | 96.68% |
| THE LION KING | $2,000,284.00 | 13,477 | 13,568 | 99.33% |
| THE MINUTES | $322,173.00 | 3,642 | 5,336 | 68.25% |
| THE MUSIC MAN | $3,287,293.88 | 12,241 | 12,200 | 100.34% |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA | $976,104.43 | 10,049 | 12,840 | 78.26% |
| THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH | $289,682.00 | 5,626 | 8,464 | 66.47% |
| TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL | $909,005.50 | 7,756 | 11,824 | 65.60% |
| WICKED | $1,780,207.00 | 13,662 | 14,456 | 94.51% |
NOTES:
ALADDIN canceled 3 performances (5/25-5/27).
- SATURDAY NIGHT canceled both performances on Sat. 5/28. There was no performance on 5/29 (start of planned hiatus through 6/6).
BIRTHDAY CANDLES, MRS. DOUBTFIRE, and THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH closed 5/29.
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