Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Broadway Box Office Resets After Holidays as Weekly Grosses Slip to $34.3 Million

The drop reflects the end of holiday premiums with a smaller slate after early-January closings.

Overview

  • For the week ending Jan. 11, 31 productions grossed $34,320,229, down 34% week over week, with attendance at 272,911 and the average ticket price sliding about $40 to roughly $126.
  • Harry Potter and the Cursed Child led with about $2.65 million, followed by Hamilton ($2.18 million), Wicked ($2.07 million), Mamma Mia! ($1.78 million) and The Lion King ($1.71 million).
  • Eight titles sold out or were effectively full, including Harry Potter, Hamilton, Just in Time, Mamma Mia!, Ragtime, Stranger Things: The First Shadow and Wicked.
  • Bug opened Jan. 8 and posted $317,330 after two canceled previews and a comped opening night reduced its first-week gross by about $129,000.
  • Liberation rose to a production-high $639,035 with a notable capacity jump as it heads toward a Feb. 1 close, and season-to-date grosses remain about 8% ahead of last year.