Broadway Box Office Slips 13% as Hiddleston's 'Much Ado' Opens Strong

· Entertainment · United States

Broadway business fell about 13% last week from both the previous week and the same period last season, with total box office for 33 shows reaching $29,572,284 for the week ending November 1. Attendance was 251,700, down 4% week-over-week and 9% from the prior season, a slide some attributed to Halloween Saturday drawing attention elsewhere. Against that backdrop, Tom Hiddleston's Much Ado About Nothing started strongly and joined sell-outs A Few Good Men, Other Desert Cities and Hamilton, while Other Desert Cities was the week's top earner. The figures offer an early read on the fall season's health.

Why it matters：Weekly Broadway grosses are a leading indicator for the live-theater economy, and star-driven plays selling out while overall receipts fall shows how unevenly the recovery is distributed.

Key points

  • Total gross for 33 shows was $29,572,284 for the week ending November 1.
  • Attendance of 251,700 was down 9% from the same week last season.
  • Other Desert Cities was the week's top earner.

Sources (original reporting)

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