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With nearly all 36 productions settling into full schedules last week, the Broadway box office tally climbed a modest 7% from the previous week, totaling $31,199,660, with attendance of 249,219 showing a 3% bump. The attendance figure represents about 76% of available seats, indicating that the recently crowded…

Broadway box office was down 15% last week, with even some of the biggest hit shows reporting slips for the week ending May 1. In all, the 36 shows grossed $29,072,410. Likely reflecting a slimming down of spring break and Easter tourist business, attendance was off by 10% last week from the previous week, coming in…

UPDATE, with Girl From The North Country details Broadway box office held steady last week as the production roster reached 35 shows: Though some productions remained in previews, all new shows that are going to open before the end of the season were up and running, with no Covid cancelations or postponements. (Girl Fr…

Six had its best week ever, Mrs. Doubtfire was back and several new shows joined the Broadway roster last week as box office climbed a total of 23% to $34,729,295. Compared to the previous week, Broadway total attendance was up about 16% to 261,835 for the 34 productions. The attendance figure indicates that about 87%…

Broadway’s total box office tally held steady last week, with new shows and strong ongoing performers making up for the money lost when some productions canceled performances due to Covid outbreaks. In all, the 31 productions reporting grosses took in a combined $28,329,869 for the week ending April 10, down a small…

Broadway’s spring season kicked into higher gear last week, with the arrival of seven previewing productions (with more to come over the next few weeks). Business overall remained robust, with the 31 shows grossing a total of $28,818,836. The figure marks a 7% increase over the previous week, a jump due in no small…

Funny Girl arrived on Broadway to a full house last week, selling out its first preview at the August Wilson Theatre. The musical revival, starring Beanie Feldstein in the title role, hit town as Broadway continues posting big rebound box office numbers. For the week ending March 27, the 24 Broadway productions took…

All but six of the current 22 Broadway productions filled more than 90% of their available seats last week, and most of the ones that didn’t hit that mark came close, according to the first detailed box office figures released this season by the Broadway League. In all, the 22 shows grossed a total of $26,656,904…

The Broadway League announced today that it will resume its traditional, pre-pandemic practice of reporting weekly Broadway sales totals starting next week. The first box office report under the resumed policy will be released Tuesday, March 22. The League also indicated that the weekly grosses of individual shows…

Broadway box office last week rebounded from the previous week’s slip, gaining about 13% in receipts and 10% in attendance. In all, the 20 productions grossed  $22,376,006. Paid attendance for the week ending March 13 was 168,999, representing about 85% of available seats filled. The average ticket price was $132, up…

Broadway box office took a 14% stumble last week, with total receipts for the 19 productions dropping to $19,746,606 from the previous week’s sturdier $23,004,259. Total attendance was down by the same percentage, to 153,269. In all, about 78% of seats were filled during the week ending March 6, a drop from the…

Broadway continued its 2022 rebound last week, with 92% of available seats filled and box office receipts climbing 5% over the previous week to $23,004,259. Total attendance for the 19 Broadway productions during the week ending Feb. 27 was 177,701, a 3% increase over the previous week. The average ticket price was a…