‘Wicked’ Again Tops Broadway Box Office Chart With $2.2 Million Spooky Season Weekly Gross
deadline.comThe strong (well, some of them) got stronger on Broadway last week even as the overall box office trended slightly downward, with 28 productions on the 36-show roster reporting receipt dips.
In all, the 36 shows grossed $33,921,069 for the week ending October 27, about 2 percent lower than the previous week’s 35-show roster.
Total attendance was 285,396, off about 1% from the previous week. A slew of recent arrivals had very strong weeks, in some cases despite opening night comps and press seats. Romeo + Juliet, which opened at Circle in the Square to strong reviews, pulled in $955,532 even with a totally comped October 24 opening night and various press nights. Sunset Blvd. grossed $1,664,663 even with three heavily comped press performances at the St.
James. With 97% of seats filled, the musical revival had its first full eight-performance week, and its highest grossing week since beginning Broadway previews on September 28. Death Becomes Her began previews at the Lunt-Fontanne ahead of its November 21 opening night.
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