
The lower grosses at “Come From Away” are partly a reflection of lower ticket prices set by the production this season. It grossed an average of $320,000 less per week compared to 2019, even while playing the same number of performances. “Come From Away” recorded an average weekly capacity of 79%, which was 20% below its 2019 levels. Some musicals faced tougher comparisons.Other high-grossing shows included “Six,” which posted an average gross of $1.15 million across the 13 weeks, “Waitress,” commanding up to $1.6 million when Sara Bareilles was starring, and “Tina,” which reached a high of $1.7 million with Adrienne Warren in the lead role, but continued grossing more than $1 million weekly after she left.

It played to a higher average capacity of 88% compared to 76% in 2019 and at a higher average ticket price of $109 compared to $93. “The Phantom of the Opera” made more per week this fall, even while only playing seven performances per week, compared to eight in fall 2019.These numbers come as “Wicked” reported a higher average capacity this season, averaging 97% across the 13 weeks of data, compared to 93% in 2019 and a higher average ticket price of $130 compared to $118. The production made more this past Thanksgiving week, at $2.4 million, than it did for Thanksgiving week in 2019, at $2.2 million. 12, 2021, “Wicked” grossed $23.2 million, more than the $21.1 million grossed for the comparable weeks in 2019. “Wicked” grossed more this fall than it did in 2019.
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Other musicals and new plays struggled as the industry itself rebuilt.īroadway News obtained the weekly gross reports for all shows this fall. In an uncertain fall on Broadway, consumers flocked to the big brands and returned to favorite musicals.Įven without the traditional tourist audience, “Wicked” and “The Phantom of the Opera” made more this fall than in years past, while “Hamilton” held on to its high-grossing status, according to box office reports obtained by Broadway News.
