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Broadway Weekly Revenues Fall 4.8% as Mamma Mia! Revival Sells Out Preview

Season-to-date figures hold strong with a 10 percent year-over-year gain after a modest early August slowdown.

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Overview

  • Broadway shows grossed $30,062,727 on 236,981 tickets for the week ending August 3, marking a 4.81 percent revenue decline and a 3.94 percent drop in attendance from the prior week.
  • The Mamma Mia! revival at the Winter Garden Theatre sold out its first preview and grossed $261,796 in a single performance.
  • Wicked led the weekly box office with $2.34 million, followed by Hamilton with $2.23 million and The Lion King with $2.20 million.
  • Season-to-date Broadway grosses are approximately 10 percent higher than a year ago and attendance has risen by about 7 percent.
  • Just in Time commanded the highest average ticket price at $231.84 and played to 103.3 percent capacity, underscoring strong demand for select productions.