The largest box-office jump of the week belonged to the new musical , which rose $204,151 over the previous week. That increase was arguably mainly due to the show having passed through its critics performances. Shows ran to capacity, and the box-office take was 109% of the potential, the best such number of the week. The biggest dip of the week was at , with a slip of $299,545, but that decline was owning to the show going from 9 to 8 performances for the week.
is heading into its final weeks, having spent 14 years on Broadway. With the end in sight, the show at the Broadhurst had been enjoying a sell-out summer. Houses were again full this past week, and box office was up by $15,996.
After a few week of losing out to , was back on top as owning the highest average ticket price of $166.70. It was almost bested by Penn & Teller, which had an average ticket price of $165.52. The Lion King鈥檚 average ticket price clocked in at $164.92, while its box office fell by $168,470 from the previous week. Still, its overall take of $2,165,067 was the strongest on The Street.
Of the only two plays on Broadway, easily took the crown, playing to seats that were 93% full and culling 85% of the gross. couldn鈥檛 hold a candle to that, seeing houses only at 63% capacity, and collecting 44% of the gross. The critically lauded play has been suffering all summer, failing to make much headway, despite good reviews and Tony nominations.
Overall, Broadway box office was down nearly $1.5 million to $25,006,928. Attendance was down nearly 20,000 to 226,453. 25 shows currently play on Broadway.
