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Broadway Weekly Gross Rises to $32.2 Million as Hamilton Tops, 'Godot' Sells Out

Season-to-date grosses run about 8% ahead of last year.

Overview

  • For the week ending Sept. 21, 28 shows sold 249,293 tickets for $32,203,241, with attendance up 3.75% and grosses up 6.89% versus the prior week.
  • Hamilton led with $3,598,015, playing above 100% capacity and averaging $335.14 per ticket.
  • Waiting for Godot, starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, grossed $1,820,137 over seven preview performances at full capacity with a $266.96 average ticket price.
  • Wicked ranked second at $2,005,490, followed by The Lion King at $1,777,144 and Mamma Mia! at $1,608,654.
  • Industry reports cited sell-outs for the top three shows and for Art, Buena Vista Social Club, Just In Time, Mamma Mia!, Maybe Happy Ending, Oh, Mary!, The Outsiders and The Lion King, which also marked its 11,000th performance on Sept. 20.