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Broadway continued its downward trend during these dog days of summer leading up to the fall season, with last week’s total grosses of $25,343,599 down about 10% from the previous week.
The drop no doubt reflects at least some impact from the summer edition of Kids’ Night on Broadway in which 19 of the roster’s 24 shows offered a free performance to children with an accompanying, full-paying adult. Note that family favorites The Lion King and Aladdin took the biggest hits, with the former down $203,453 to a still impressive $1,904,177 and the latter dropping $176,876 to a still strong $1,178,408.
Also figuring into the overall drop was the slimmer-by-one number of shows – gone was The Wiz, a big earner.
Total attendance for the week ending August 25 was 211,342, 6% lower than the previous week and off 1% from the same time last year. About 91% of all available seats were filled, compared to 92% the previous week.
Some of the more notable numbers:
Season to date, Broadway, in the 14th week of the 2024-25 season, has grossed $453,418,819 up 6% over last year at this time, with total attendance of 3,601,394 up about 4%.
All figures courtesy of The Broadway League. For complete box office listings, visit the League’s website.