Broadway Box Office: ‘Good Night and Good Luck’ Breaks Weekly Record For Highest Grossing Play
Caitlin Huston
The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Good Night, and Good Luck, starring George Clooney, broke its own weekly record to become the highest grossing play in Broadway history.
The production led the industry grosses last week with $3.78 million garnered across eight performances, in the first full week following the play’s April 3 opening. This also broke the house record for eight performances at the Winter Garden Theatre. The average ticket price was $303.40.
Othello, starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal, had the second highest gross in the industry last week, with $3.1 million and an average ticket price of $375.22 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre (which has a lower seating capacity than the Winter Garden).
Wicked was the third highest grossing show of the week, with $2.5 million, followed by Glengarry Glen Ross, starring Kieran Culkin, Bill Burr and Bob Odenkirk, which is selling well, with $2.2 million brought in last week, up $418,624 from the prior week, after opening March 31 at the Palace Theatre.See full article at The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News