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Overall box office across Broadway was largely status quo this past week. The composite amount was $28,789,618, a small rise from last year鈥檚 $28,053,394. Attendance across the 28 Broadway shows climbed from 255,568 the previous week to 259,904. And the average paid admission rose a buck to $110.77.
Still in previews and still doing well was , the new rap musical about the $10 Founding Father. Over eight previews, it ran to capacity and reaped 111.67% of its potential box office (the highest mark of its sort on The Street last week). Monies collected amounted to $1,490,816, a rise of $188,305.
That was the second-biggest bump of the week, after Lion King, which did nine shows at the Minskoff and saw its box office rise by $215,787. Also doing well was the revival of at the Beaumont, which had a box-office increase of $164,984.
, the comedy that was one of the smash hits of the 2014-15 season, closed Aug. 1. The show was sold out from week to week during the time David starred in it. With , his replacement, the play continued to do well, even if it didn鈥檛 always play to capacity. For its final week, it came close, as seats were 97% full. The show collected 81% of its potential box office, a rise in dollars of $124,873. Fish recouped its costs many weeks ago. Members of the Capacity Club this past week including the aforementioned Hamilton, as well as , , , and . Almost hitting the mark were (which continues to have a blockbuster summer, getting an Broadway-high average ticket price of $173.37), The King and I, and .
Like Lion King, Mamma Mia! is an old musical that is enjoying a robust summer. The last few weeks, it has sold out its performance week. The box-office tally last week at the Broadhurst was $939,807, a climb of a few thousand people over the previous week. The average ticket price was just under a C-note at $99.82.
