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Hamilton Reclaims No. 1 as Broadway Box Office Eases for Week Ending Aug. 17

Seasonal cooling nudged overall sales lower, with event weeks for Hamilton, Gypsy and Mamma Mia! concentrating demand.

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Overview

  • Broadway’s 29 shows grossed $29,790,665 from 245,807 tickets at an average price of $121.20, down about 3.9% in sales and 2.3% in attendance from the prior week.
  • Hamilton led the week at $2,197,796 as renewed interest around its 10-year milestone lifted it back to the top spot.
  • Gypsy ended its run on Aug. 17 with $1,607,723, playing to 94% capacity and averaging $134.58 per ticket in a final-week surge.
  • Mamma Mia! opened Aug. 14 at the Winter Garden and grossed $1,606,092 across its first eight-show week, filling 100% of seats and landing in the top five.
  • The week’s top earners were Hamilton, Wicked, The Lion King, Gypsy and Mamma Mia!, while Purpose notched a new weekly high at $763,560 with a $165.06 average ticket.