Broadway bump analysis: Good night and good luck Record record for the most profitable game
This is the second time that the record has taken place in less than a month.
Graphic by VI Dang
The following was updated on March 26 at 9:27 a.m. to reflect the revised figures provided by the Broadway League.
It's a good time to be a piece of Broadway led by stars. Two weeks after Denzel Washington– and Jake Gyllenhaal-Led Othello broke the record For Top Gross in a week by a Broadway piece, the George Clooney-Dirigé Good night and good luck broken that Record to become the first Broadway show with $ 3.3 million last week, the only show to cross the $ 3 million mark.
As with Othello,, Good night Reached these summits by invoicing a steep premium of theater enthusiasts who want to see Clooney in person. Their average price of tickets last week was an amazing $ 302.07, prices exceeding $ 775. This is interesting because it is another case where the place of a production can make all the difference in the world. OthelloTickets are famous at $ 897, and last week, its audience paid a higher average – $ 303.15. Othello also played an additional performance compared to Good nightwho had only seven seen last week. But OthelloThe Barrymore Theater of ” Good night at Winter Garden of 1,545. Even with Othelloprice of stratospheric tickets, Good night Will continue to beat him as long as ticket sales are currently continuing, thanks to these 500 additional tickets per performance. Do not worry – Shakespeare Helmed Kelmé Kenny Leon's revival won a more adequate consolation prize as Broadway coarse in his opening week, collecting $ 2.53 million.
The two pieces, the more the similar star GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS At the palace, runs a very busy spring in Broadway offices on Broadway. The brushes increased by 10% compared to the previous week and increased by more than 44% compared to the same week last season (which, to be fair, had seven less shows that we have this year). The 33 issues in progress brought in $ 41.21 million, the highest sum since then after the new year. Keeping in mind that six shows have not yet started overviews this season, much less open, it seems that we will see spring and summer on this year's main stem.
Hot tickets like Othello And Good night and good luck Also lead an increase in the overall price of tickets paid in Broadway, which reached $ 137.76 last week. And these expensive tickets also do not hold people away – more than 95% of the seats were filled, with 299,121 tickets sold overall. This season has already exceeded last season by a beautiful margin. This metric is currently 19%. With room to grow before the season is closed next month, it is sure to say that this Batra season last year by a healthy amount. A good part of this is just that there were more shows than last year. But there were only 14% additional performances for theater lovers, which means that the 19% growth also comes from more ticket sales and, of course, higher prices.
See also a good increase was Oh, Mary!who obtained a new star in Tent Burgess Last week. This resulted in an increase of $ 327,277 at the Lyceum box office, putting the show in the $ 1 million club for the first time since the writer and the original star Cole schoolDeparture in January.
With Good night And OthelloThe five best coarse best were joined by Wicked in second place with $ 2.55 million, GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS in fourth place with $ 2.15 million, and Hamilton With $ 2.07 million. In a Broadway landscape almost always dominated by the musicals splashed, it is certainly unusual to see three Play in this top five. Thank you, A-luisters!
Take a look at the full report here.
The $ 1 million club (watch that won $ 1 million or more at the box office):
(20 out of 33 currently perform productions)
The 90s club (The emissions that played 90% or more of their seats have filled all week):
(28 out of 33 currently perform productions))
