Good Night and Good Luck, starring George Clooney, broke its own record for highest weekly gross for a play, bringing in $3.9 million last week, up close to $100,000 from when it broke the record the prior week, and playing to more than 100 percent capacity.
The ticket price for the play creeped up slightly to $309.77 from $303.40 the prior week.
The play was the highest grossing show in the industry last week, even as the popular shows Aladdin, Wicked and The Lion King played nine performances last week, in an effort to capture the spring break crowds, rather than the typical eight. Wicked was the second highest earner on Broadway last week with $3.3 million, followed by Othello with $3.1 million, The Lion King with $2.9 million and Glengarry Glen Ross, starring Kieran Culkin, Bill Burr and Bob Odenkirk, with $2.3 million.
Othello, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Denzel Washington, continues to have the top ticket price on Broadway, at $376.03 last week.
Overall, industry grosses were up 15 percent from the prior week, bringing in a total of $50.9 million across 40 productions, and average paid admission was up $8.38 from the prior week.
The last rush shows are opening this week before the April 27 Tony Awards eligibility deadline. Those shows include Floyd Collins, which opened April 21, Stranger Things: The First Shadow, which opens April 22, Pirates! The Penzance Musical, which opens April 24, Just In Time, which opens April 26 and Dead Outlaw and Real Women Have Curves: The Musical, which both open April 27.
Tony nominations are scheduled to be announced May 1 by Sarah Paulson and Wendell Pierce.
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