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Broadway Rebounds With $31.8 Million Week as 'Harry Potter' Leads and 'Mamma Mia!' Bows Out

Discounts and a week without weather cancellations helped lift sales during a typically slow stretch.

Overview

  • For the week ending Feb. 1, 31 shows grossed $31,766,855 on 269,655 tickets, with an average paid admission of $117.81 and 96.19% of seats filled.
  • Grosses rose 6.06% week over week and attendance climbed 7.57%, reflecting recovery from the prior week's storm-related disruptions and ongoing Broadway Week promotions.
  • Harry Potter and the Cursed Child led the box office at $2.36 million, followed by Hamilton ($1.90 million), Mamma Mia! ($1.82 million), Wicked ($1.61 million) and The Lion King ($1.50 million).
  • Mamma Mia! closed Feb. 1 with a $1.82 million final week at roughly 99% capacity, while Bess Wohl’s Liberation ended its run with a best-of-engagement $734,237 and about 94% capacity.
  • Eleven productions topped $1 million, and Buena Vista Social Club drew roughly $900,000 at 94% capacity after its musical theater album won a Grammy.