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Broadway Rebounds as ‘Chicago’ Sets Record and New Shows Fuel $32.76 Million Week

Star casting and fresh previews pushed Broadway’s weekly gross to $32.76 million on higher demand.

Overview

  • Broadway grossed $32,759,044 on 253,822 tickets for the week ending March 15, up 16.48% in grosses and 6.21% in attendance, with the average paid admission rising to $129.06.
  • Chicago posted its highest weekly gross in nearly 30 years at $1,457,930.77, prompting producers to book Whitney Leavitt’s encore run March 23–May 3 and to add Mark Ballas as Billy Flynn starting April 6.
  • Producers reported Leavitt’s initial six-week engagement topped $8 million in sales, the highest-grossing six-week span in the revival’s history.
  • Just in Time set a house record at approximately $1.68 million, leading premium pricing with an average ticket of about $294 and capacity exceeding 103%.
  • Dog Day Afternoon grossed $1,059,380.20 across its first six standing-room-only previews, and Death of a Salesman joined the $1 million tier in its first full week of previews ahead of its April 9 opening.