In the final week before the annual Tony Awards, the box office number continues to rise with nearly half of the 35 productions currently running joining the Million Dollar Club and nearly two dozen of them had an audience capacity of at least 90 percent. With receipts of over $2 million, “The Lion King” and “Wicked” topped the list; “Hamilton”, “Cabaret”, and “Merrily We Roll along” round out the top five.
“An Enemy of the People” broke the box office record. Total box office receipts were just shy of $37 million.
The Million Dollar Club:
“The Lion King”
“Wicked”
“Hamilton”
“Cabaret”
“Merrily We Roll Along”
“Hell’s Kitchen”
“The Wiz”
“Aladdin”
“An Enemy of the People”
“MJ The Musical”
“Harry Potter and the cursed Child”
“The Great Gatsby”
“Back to the Future”
“Uncle Vanya”
“The Outsiders”
“Water for Elephants”
Five of the 23 productions that made the 90 percent club actually had at least 100 percent capacity with “An Enemy of the People” and “The Outsiders” topping the 100 percent mark.
The 90% Club:
“An Enemy of the People”
“The Outsiders”
“Hell’s Kitchen”
“Hadestown”
“Merrily We Roll Along”
“Hamilton”
“Stereophonic”
“Cabaret”
“Mother Play”
“Uncle Vanya”
“Wicked”
“Suffs”
“The Wiz”
“SIX: The Musical”
“The Lion King”
“Aladdin”
“Ben Platt: Live at the Palace”
“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”
“Appropriate”
“Moulin Rouge! The Musical”
“The Book of Mormon”
“The Great Gatsby”
“Back to the Future”