[Broadway Grosses w/e 8/28/2022]All we see is sky for forever.
Dear Evan Hansen grossed $1mm for the first time all summer. The Tony Award-winning Best Musical will be closing September 18, 2022 as previously announced.
The top 10 grossing shows from the week ending in 8/28/22 include The Music Man, Hamilton, The Lion King, MJ The Musical, Into The Woods, Wicked, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Aladdin, and Dear Evan Hansen.
See some quick data points below.
Number of Shows on Broadway: 21
Previous Week: 20
Total Gross: $23,513,591.67
Previous Week: $22,232,527.25
Total Attendance: 186,077
Previous Week: 181,785
Average Capacity: 10,352 (85.46%)
Previous Week: 10,161 (89.03%)
Average Paid Admission: $121.02
Previous Week: $117.35
Check out the individual show grosses for the week ending in August 28, 2022.
NOTES:
No notes this week.
Thanks to the Broadway League for sharing this data.
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