After a couple weeks of minor to moderate ticket sale slides, things are starting to look up on Broadway. Ticket sales rose nearly 11 percent ($2.6 million) through the week ending November 13 for a $23.8 million cumulative.
Sales and attendance alike increased for nearly all 32 productions on the boards. Seven shows grossed over $1 million, and the Great White Way’s latest arrivals saw healthy gains, whether still in previews or newly opened.
“Lysistrata Jones” grossed $35,916 for its one-preview week, while the Harry Connick Jr.-starrer “On a Clear Day You Can See Forever” fit in two previews for a $298,553 total. In full preview mode, “Bonnie and Clyde” had the biggest week at $415,841, while ““Private Lives” ($363,805) and “Seminar” ($369,949) came in neck-and-neck.
For a second consecutive week, song-and-dance revue “Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway” exceeded its potential and staked its claim as a runaway hit. The Hollywood star grossed nearly $1.25 million (from a potential $1.23 million) in his praise-filled opening week, with a playhouse brimming over capacity.
“Venus in Furs” also received a post-opening boost, likely thanks to unanimous acclaim for star Nina Arianda. Ticket sales increased 12 percent to $298,759, and attendance hit a 98-percent-capacity high in the week ending November 13.
Longer-running productions also received a much-needed boost through the week. “Mary Poppins” ($794,452) was up nearly 28 percent, while “The Addams Family” ($729,363) rose almost 24 percent, “Chicago” ($550,003) jumped 20 percent, and “How to Succeed in Business…” ($1,002,316) bumped its ticket sales by 14 percent to reach million-dollar territory for the first time in two months.
All data provided by The Broadway League.
Broadway Gross Ticket Sales
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| Production (Theatre) |
Weekly Gross | Total Atten. | Prev. | Perf. | Total Capacity | Avg. Ticket Price | Atten. % |
| Anything Goes (Sondheim) |
$748,355 | 7,390 | 0 | 8 | 1,026 | $101.27 | 90.0% |
| Billy Elliot (Imperial) |
$816,398 | 9,728 | 0 | 8 | 1,421 | $83.92 | 85.6% |
| Bonnie and Clyde (Schoenfeld) |
$415,841 | 7,317 | 8 | 0 | 1,043 | $56.83 | 87.7% |
| Chicago (Ambassador) |
$550,003 | 6,543 | 0 | 8 | 1,080 | $84.06 | 75.7% |
| Chinglish (Longacre) |
$376,837 | 5,634 | 0 | 8 | 1,077 | $66.89 | 65.4% |
| Follies (Marquis) |
$797,116 | 7,802 | 0 | 8 | 1,612 | $102.17 | 60.5% |
| Godspell (Circle in Square) |
$359,121 | 5,858 | 0 | 8 | 735 | $61.30 | 99.6% |
| How to Succeed… (Hirschfeld) |
$1,002,316 | 9,978 | 0 | 8 | 1,424 | $100.45 | 87.6% |
| Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway (Broadhurst) |
$1,247,401 | 9,496 | 3 | 5 | 1,176 | $131.36 | 100.9% |
| Jersey Boys (August Wilson) |
$1,019,387 | 9,020 | 0 | 8 | 1,228 | $113.01 | 91.8% |
| Lysistrata Jones (Kerr) |
$35,916 | 921 | 1 | 0 | 945 | $39.00 | 97.5% |
| Mamma Mia! (Winter Garden) |
$745,600 | 8,855 | 0 | 8 | 1,498 | $84.20 | 73.9% |
| Man and Boy (American Airlines) |
$316,952 | 4,914 | 0 | 8 | 728 | $64.50 | 84.4% |
| Mary Poppins (New Amsterdam) |
$794,452 | 10,244 | 0 | 8 | 1,797 | $77.55 | 71.3% |
| Memphis (Shubert) |
$716,825 | 9,741 | 0 | 8 | 1,470 | $73.59 | 82.8% |
| On a Clear Day… (St. James) |
$298,553 | 2,546 | 2 | 0 | 1,367 | $117.26 | 93.1% |
| Other Desert Cities (Booth) |
$533,817 | 6,143 | 0 | 8 | 761 | $86.90 | 100.9% |
| Priscilla…Desert (Palace) |
$803,475 | 10,124 | 0 | 8 | 1,689 | $79.36 | 74.9% |
| Private Lives (Music Box) |
$363,805 | 7,033 | 8 | 0 | 989 | $51.73 | 88.9% |
| Relatively Speaking (Atkinson) |
$689,420 | 6,972 | 0 | 8 | 1,076 | $98.88 | 81.0% |
| Rock of Ages (Hayes) |
$420,283 | 4,311 | 0 | 8 | 583 | $97.49 | 92.4% |
| Seminar (Golden) |
$369,949 | 5,961 | 8 | 0 | 804 | $62.06 | 92.7% |
| Sister Act (Broadway) |
$745,619 | 10,284 | 0 | 8 | 1,493 | $72.50 | 86.1% |
| Spider-Man…Dark (Foxwoods) |
$1,502,779 | 13,736 | 0 | 8 | 1,930 | $109.40 | 89.0% |
| The Addams Family (Lunt-Fontanne) |
$729,363 | 9,309 | 0 | 8 | 1,519 | $78.35 | 76.6% |
| The Book of Mormon (O’Neill) |
$1,355,672 | 8,752 | 0 | 8 | 1,066 | $154.90 | 102.6% |
| The Lion King (Minskoff) |
$1,567,670 | 13,423 | 0 | 8 | 1,677 | $116.79 | 100.1% |
| The Mountaintop (Jacobs) |
$741,392 | 7,502 | 0 | 8 | 1,065 | $98.83 | 88.1% |
| The Phantom of the Opera (Majestic) |
$806,818 | 10,599 | 0 | 8 | 1,615 | $76.12 | 82.0% |
| Venus in Fur (Friedman) |
$298,759 | 5,092 | 0 | 8 | 650 | $58.67 | 97.9% |
| War Horse (Beaumont) |
$985,543 | 8,527 | 0 | 8 | 1,069 | $115.58 | 99.7% |
| Wicked (Gershwin) |
$1,646,583 | 13,996 | 0 | 8 | 1,809 | $117.65 | 96.7% |
