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Broadway Box Office Surges to $39.4 Million as Hamilton Sets Weekly Record

Fall previews with star casting pushed demand outside the usual holiday peaks.

Overview

  • For the week ending Oct. 12, Broadway grossed $39,416,736 across 31 shows with 276,625 tickets sold, up 25% in sales and 18% in attendance week over week.
  • Hamilton logged its best week ever at $4,042,906 with an average ticket of $376.01, buoyed by Leslie Odom Jr.’s limited-run return.
  • Beetlejuice re-opened at the Palace with $1,163,235 across seven performances in its return engagement.
  • The Queen of Versailles sold out four previews for $775,752, while Ragtime’s previews at Lincoln Center brought in $1,122,255 with full houses.
  • Death Becomes Her posted a production-high $1,608,670 roughly a year into its run, as overall average paid admission across Broadway rose to $142.49.