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‘Chess’ Preview Week Sets Imperial Record as Broadway Box Office Eases

Near-sellout previews with a $183.94 average ticket pushed the revival into the week’s top earners.

Overview

  • The revival grossed $1.86 million across seven previews at the Imperial Theatre, ranking fourth for the week and reportedly setting the venue’s seven-performance record.
  • Capacity was essentially full with only 16 seats unfilled for the week, and the average paid admission was $183.94 after $208.02 across the first four previews.
  • Hamilton led with about $3.45 million, followed by Wicked at $2 million and The Lion King at roughly $1.87–$1.88 million.
  • Just in Time posted a best-yet $1.38 million across eight performances at 103 percent capacity, with an average ticket of $241.22.
  • Broadway’s total weekly gross slid to $36.97 million, down 3.19 percent from the prior week but still running ahead of the comparable period last season.