Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 3/23/25

[Rob]

Posted: 3/25/25 at 12:40pm

Click below to access all the Broadway grosses from all the shows for the week ending 3/23/2025 in BroadwayWorld's grosses section.

Also, you will find information on each show's historical grosses, cumulative grosses and other statistics on how each show stacked up this week and in the past.

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Up for the week by attendance (% of capacity) was: HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD (7.1%), GYPSY (5.5%), CABARET AT THE KIT KAT CLUB (5.2%), OH, MARY! (3.8%), THE BOOK OF MORMON (3.8%), REDWOOD (1.7%), MJ (1.3%), THE LION KING (1.1%), GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK (0.7%), MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL (0.6%), ALADDIN (0.5%), CHICAGO (0.3%), DEATH BECOMES HER (0.2%), SMASH (0.2%), THE GREAT GATSBY (0.2%),

Down for the week by attendance (% of capacity) was: SUNSET BLVD. (-4.3%), BOOP! THE BETTY BOOP MUSICAL (-2%), SIX: THE MUSICAL (-1.1%), & JULIET (-0.4%), BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB (-0.4%), HELL'S KITCHEN (-0.3%), PURPOSE (-0.2%), HADESTOWN (-0.1%),

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Updated On: 3/25/25 at 12:40 PM

[binau]

Posted: 3/25/25 at 12:51pm

I believe Darren had scheduled absences from MHE if that explains slight drop. 

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 3/25/25 at 1:00pm

Yep, Criss was out Saturday and Sunday (and Tuesday - Saturday this week). We shall see if MHE eventually stands a chance without him.

Otherwise, this was a great week for Broadway as the winter doldrums have passed us by.

Great starts, as expected, for JOHN PROCTOR and LAST FIVE YEARS.

Mind-blowing numbers for the big star-driven plays. OTHELLO only dropped a bit because of opening / comps reserved for the press. (Same with OPERATION MINCEMEAT.)

Looks like PURPOSE and BUENA VISTA both moved the needle with their glowing reviews.

 

 

 

 

 

[ACL2006]

Posted: 3/25/25 at 1:13pm

Another week of solid numbers for most shows

[Kad]

Posted: 3/25/25 at 1:35pm

This has really been an incredibly successful and durable season so far.

[quizking101]

Posted: 3/25/25 at 1:37pm

I’m loving the success for Mincemeat and BVSC. I’m wondering how the other new musicals soon to open are going to fare in the current market.

I can already tell that BOOP is not going to have the lifespan that it wants to have and may be one of the victims of the Tony nominations wipeout. (Rogers and the choreo may get in, but that’s about it)

Meanwhile, DORIAN GRAY is out here being the highest grossing film in Broadway history, 😂 

[Wayman_Wong]

Posted: 3/25/25 at 1:49pm

So ''Good Night, and Good Luck'' tops ''Othello'' for highest weekly gross for a Broadway play.

''Good Night, and Good Luck'' set the record with $3.3 million in ticket sales, beating the previous record of $2.8 million at ''Othello.''

Last week, ''Othello'' dipped to $2.5 million because it had a number of press previews, with comped tickets, and its opening was entirely comped. Also: ''Good Night'' is at the Winter Garden, with 1,545 seats; ''Othello's at the Barrymore, with 1,043. Average ticket: $302 at ''Good Night,'' $303 at ''Othello.''

So does this mean critics will review ''Good Night,'' whose top ticket is $799, thru the same financial lens that they did to ''Othello''?

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/george-clooney-good-night-and-good-luck-sets-new-record-weekly-1236172314/

[Wick3]

Posted: 3/25/25 at 1:50pm

Despite having press comp tix and its opening night this past Sunday, OTHELLO still has the highest average ticket price at $303.

 

[InTheBathroom1]

Posted: 3/25/25 at 1:52pm

quizking101 said: "Meanwhile, DORIAN GRAY is out here being the highest grossing film in Broadway history, 😂"

Good Night, and Good Luck is literally right there.

 

[Kad]

Posted: 3/25/25 at 1:53pm

Wayman_Wong said: "
So does this mean critics will review ''Good Night,'' whose top ticket is $799, thru the same financial lens that they did to ''Othello''?"

I imagine so, particularly if critical consensus aligns with word of mouth (which is even worse for Good Night than it is for Othello).

[Sauja]

Posted: 3/25/25 at 2:16pm

Kad said: "Wayman_Wong said: "
So does this mean critics will review ''Good Night,'' whose top ticket is $799, thru the same financial lens that they did to ''Othello''?"

I imagine so, particularly if critical consensus aligns with word of mouth (which is even worse for Good Night than it is for Othello)."

I know we all run in different circles, but the word of mouth I've heard on Good Night and Good Luck is positively glowing compared to Othello. And ShowScore isn't what it was even six months ago, but the current audience scores are 90 for the former and 55 for the latter.

 

Also...while they're both stupidly expensive, I felt at least that GNAGL gave viewers a 21 person cast and a huge, impressive set. Contrasted with ten grey beams moving around a grey stage in Othello.

 

I will also completely admit my bias related to cost. I caught GNAGL from a third row mezz seat on the side that I got for $84. At Othello, I paid $150 to be in the last row. And while the Clooney play is quiet and doing subtle work, I just think it's the vastly better theater experience of the two.

[DrMonicaDeMoneco]

Posted: 3/25/25 at 2:30pm

I’m confused by Wicked’s attendance down by 100%???

[barcelona20]

Posted: 3/25/25 at 2:31pm

Boop is going to have to get the best reviews of the season to stay alive.

[gibsons2]

Posted: 3/25/25 at 2:48pm

Sauja said: 
I know we all run in different circles, but the word of mouth I've heard on Good Night and Good Luck is positively glowing compared to Othello. And ShowScore isn't what it was even six months ago, but the current audience scores are 90 for the former and 55 for the latter.

Those Show Score reviews for Good Night are mostly shills. If you look carefully, they are accounts with exact 1 review and very similar, almost identical tags. The WOM for GNGL is in fact not so great. Othello has only 33 reviews which is shocking after a month of performances, but at least the reviewers are real, with dozens and even hundreds reviews and followers. I suspect it's someone's full time job to flag and report those Othello reviews.

 

[gibsons2]

Posted: 3/25/25 at 3:02pm

quizking101 said: "Meanwhile, DORIAN GRAY is out here being the highest grossing film in Broadway history, 😂"

They also need to start calling Dorian Gray performances what they are - screenings. No hate for wonderful and talented Sara Snook, hope she'll walk away with the Tony.

[uncageg]

Posted: 3/25/25 at 3:03pm

DrMonicaDeMoneco said: "I’m confused by Wicked’s attendance down by 100%???"

 

Looks like someone made a mistake. They were at 100% capacity and looks like someone made it a negative.

 

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 3/25/25 at 3:45pm

There was also no change between this week and last week, so Wicked shouldn’t even be included in the initial post.

[BETTY22]

Posted: 3/25/25 at 5:25pm

Boop and Smash are going to have to fight to stay alive.

Fingers crossed. 

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 3/25/25 at 5:27pm

BETTY22 said: "Boop and Smash are going to have to fight to stay alive.

Fingers crossed."

 

Their fates were sealed just by the titles.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 3/25/25 at 8:29pm

BETTY22 said: "Boop and Smash are going to have to fight to stay alive.

Fingers crossed."

SMASH is doing way better than BOOP currently. I don't think BOOP makes it through the summer. SMASH will probably survive until the end of the year.

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 3/25/25 at 9:12pm

Smash will likely survive as long as the Shuberts want it to. The Imperial is up next for renovations and I’m sure they don’t want to go through the hassle of finding a new tenant just to kick them out a few months later. As for Boop, it will depend on how deep the pockets are for the producers. The Broadhurst is a popular house and a new show will likely be ready to move in around August/September. I don’t think either show will make back their 20+ million dollar capitalizations, though.

[HogansHero]

Posted: 3/25/25 at 10:38pm

Call_me_jorge said: "Smash will likely survive as long as the Shuberts want it to. The Imperial is up next for renovations and I’m sure they don’t want to go through the hassle of finding a new tenant just to kick them out a few months later. As for Boop, it will depend on how deep the pockets are for the producers. The Broadhurst is a popular house and a new show will likely be ready to move in around August/September. I don’t think either show will make back their 20+ million dollar capitalizations, though."

I would expect the reno to commence when the tenant has packed up and gone, and it's usually mutually obvious when that should be. Both of these are exceptionally deep-pocketed but they did not get that way throwing good money after bad. Unless you have a very special reason to the contrary, you cut and run.