Over the past two weeks, the play “Othello” has topped the Broadway box office; this week, the play is still in the top five but has been out done by four tother productions.
“Good Night, and Good Luck” starring George Clooney not only topped the list, but has set a new box office record in the process with a one week draw of over $3 million; beating out “Othello”. Both plays hit record ticket prices at around $900 with an average of $300.
And there are still six shows yet to open, even to previews.
Last week Broadway brought in $137.88 million with an average of 95 percent of the seats filled with theatre fans with nearly 300,000 tickets sold.
Still topping the $2 million mark, “Wicked” came in second with $2.55 million at the box office. “Glengarry Glen Ross” and “Hamilton” round out the top five with box office draws of over $2 million.
Twenty of the 33 shows currently running on Broadway made it in the Million Dollar Club last week.
Million Dollar Club:
“Good Night, and Good Luck”
“Wicked”
“Othello”
“Glengarry Glen Ross”
“Hamilton”
“The Lion King”
“The Outsiders”
“Gypsy”
“Aladdin”
“Cabaret”
“MJ The Musical”
“The Great Gatsby”
“Death Becomes Her”
“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”
“The Picture of Dorian Gray”
“Oh, Mary!”
“Hell’s Kitchen”
“Sunset Boulevard”
“Moulin Rouge! The Musical”
“& Juliet”
A total of 27 of the 33 shows made it into the 90 percent club last week with the first dozen with at least 100 percent capacity; “The Outsiders” topped out at 102 percent.
The 90% Club:
“The Outsiders”
“Good Night, and Good Luck”
“Hamilton”
“John Procter is the Villain”
“Glengarry Glen Ross”
“Hadestown”
“The Picture of Dorian Gray”
“Wicked”
“The Last Five Years”
“Othello”
“Operation Mincemeat”
“Oh, Mary!”
“& Juliet”
“Buena Vista Social Club”
“The Great Gatsby”
“Cabaret”
“The Book of Mormon”
“The Lion King”
“Aladdin”
“Death Becomes Her”
“Smash”
“Moulin Rouge! The Musical”
“Purpose”
“BOOP! The Musical”
“SIX: The Musical”
“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”
“Redwood”