‘Jaws’ Comedy ‘The Shark Is Broken’ Swims Into View – Broadway Box Office

Broadway field workplace held regular final week, with most exhibits both preserving apace with the earlier week or exhibiting some will increase. In all, the 28 exhibits grossed $31,189,129, about the identical because the week prior even with two fewer exhibits on the boards.

Total attendance was 248,525 for the week ending July 30, down simply 3% from the earlier week.

While a lot of the exhibits both held roughly regular or reported small jumps, a number of took bigger strides. Both Grey House and New York, New York performed their remaining weeks after posting early closing notices, and benefitted from last-chancers scooping up tickets. Grey House took in $644,100, a $232,018 enhance over the earlier week, with attendance at 98% on the Lyceum. NY, NY grossed $914,748, a $228,887 bump over the earlier week, with 85% of seats crammed on the St. James.

In its opening week on the Hayes, The Cottage grossed $252,244, with about 85% of seats crammed.

A closely comped week at Back To The Future: The Musical on the Winter Garden, with a gala efficiency and press invitations, noticed receipts slip by $240,528 to a still-strong $1,135,892 for 7 previews. Opening night time is August 3.

Some different notable entries:

Parade broke the nine-performance file on the Jacobs, grossing $1,527,937; the restricted engagement ends this Sunday, August 6;
Good Night, Oscar, starring Sean Hayes, heads into its remaining month of performances (closing August 27) and had its greatest gross to this point with $863,772;
Here Lies Love, the David Byrne-Fatboy Slim immersive musical, had its first full week since its official opening, grossing its best-yet $913,999;
The Shark is Broken, the brand new comedy concerning the making of Jaws, performed its first six previews on the Golden, grossing $207,873 and filling 92% of seats with a modest common ticket value of $47;
Like Parade, each The Lion King and Wicked had nine-performance weeks, grossing $2,813,794 and $2,139,425, respectively.