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Broadway Grosses by Year - 1997


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SHOW Total Gross Avg. Gross Avg / Top Ticket Seats
Sold
Total
Seats
Perf. Avg. %
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
(MAJESTIC)
$36,658,740 $704,976 $58
$80
631,325 669,344 416 94.32%
CHICAGO
(SHUBERT)
$33,327,636 $640,916 $55
$70
603,797 599,736 414 100.67%
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
(PALACE)
$30,227,497 $581,298 $52
$70
583,008 723,840 416 80.54%
RENT
(NEDERLANDER)
$28,653,737 $551,033 $57
$75
499,288 488,224 416 102.30%
MISS SAIGON
(BROADWAY)
$25,573,008 $491,789 $44
$75
581,132 725,088 416 80.15%
LES MISÉRABLES - ORIGINAL
(IMPERIAL)
$25,072,048 $482,155 $47
$75
534,913 579,951 411 92.32%
A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM
(ST. JAMES)
$24,284,239 $467,005 $49
$70
489,657 671,055 415 73.02%
TITANIC
(LUNT-FONTANNE)
$23,914,182 $597,855 $54
$75
430,903 457,250 310 94.08%
THE KING AND I
(NEIL SIMON)
$22,868,223 $439,774 $50
$75
453,138 546,624 416 82.90%
CATS
(WINTER GARDEN)
$22,010,946 $423,287 $45
$70
486,490 616,512 416 78.91%
BRING IN DA NOISE BRING IN DA FUNK
(AMBASSADOR)
$21,343,484 $410,452 $50
$70
422,084 441,560 415 95.60%
SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE
(VIRGINIA)
$18,620,861 $358,093 $47
$75
400,447 504,192 416 79.43%
JEKYLL AND HYDE
(PLYMOUTH)
$16,932,288 $412,983 $58
$75
290,216 346,125 325 83.80%
VICTOR/VICTORIA
(MARQUIS)
$15,965,717 $532,191 $53
$75
298,399 384,240 240 77.67%
SHOW Total Gross Avg. Gross Avg / Top Ticket Seats
Sold
Total
Seats
Perf. Avg. %
ANNIE - 1997
(MARTIN BECK)
$12,836,836 $401,151 $51
$75
253,160 359,766 253 70.59%
THE LIFE
(ETHEL BARRYMORE)
$12,700,816 $334,232 $51
$75
248,211 326,028 303 76.00%
THE LION KING
(NEW AMSTERDAM)
$8,254,191 $750,381 $57
$75
143,708 151,815 87 94.56%
THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO
(HELEN HAYES)
$7,965,570 $169,480 $46
$55
169,278 222,084 372 76.05%
Forever Tango 1997-1998
(WALTER KERR)
$7,463,935 $266,569 $46
$75
162,016 207,872 224 77.94%
BARRYMORE
(MUSIC BOX)
$6,566,575 $193,135 $38
$45
174,965 250,480 248 70.27%
A DOLL'S HOUSE
(BELASCO)
$6,495,976 $282,434 $45
$60
143,989 160,844 158 89.14%
ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
(BROADHURST)
$6,158,445 $279,929 $44
$75
139,001 201,168 176 69.09%
THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL
(MINSKOFF)
$6,016,770 $501,398 $46
$75
133,428 164,160 96 81.28%
STEEL PIER
(RICHARD RODGERS)
$5,587,523 $399,109 $47
$75
120,530 147,477 109 82.01%
SUNSET BOULEVARD
(MINSKOFF)
$5,501,793 $458,483 $43
$70
126,902 164,160 96 77.31%
CANDIDE
(GERSHWIN)
$5,065,916 $337,728 $34
$65
146,016 219,164 114 67.86%
1776
(GERSHWIN)
$4,963,847 $225,629 $45
$75
117,061 132,125 175 94.15%
SIDE SHOW
(RICHARD RODGERS)
$3,876,756 $258,450 $38
$65
105,052 153,216 114 69.74%
TRIUMPH OF LOVE
(ROYALE)
$3,429,354 $244,954 $46
$80
75,499 110,852 107 67.73%
SHOW Total Gross Avg. Gross Avg / Top Ticket Seats
Sold
Total
Seats
Perf. Avg. %
DREAM: THE JOHNNY MERCER MUSICAL
(ROYALE)
$3,311,853 $194,815 $39
$70
84,598 137,788 133 61.54%
Master Class 1995
(Golden)
$2,767,934 $110,717 $28
$45
96,882 136,396 172 70.94%
AN AMERICAN DAUGHTER
(CORT)
$2,712,516 $180,834 $30
$50
93,476 125,164 116 75.05%
PRESENT LAUGHTER 1996-1997
(WALTER KERR)
$2,664,493 $166,531 $32
$55
84,524 119,808 128 70.55%
IVANOV
(VIVIAN BEAUMONT)
$2,590,865 $259,086 $35
$55
75,415 81,474 74 92.64%
THE GIN GAME
(LYCEUM)
$2,260,537 $107,645 $28
$55
81,779 148,976 164 54.05%
THE CAPEMAN
(MARQUIS)
$2,211,100 $552,775 $55
$68
39,826 44,492 28 89.35%
DEFENDING THE CAVEMAN
(BOOTH)
$2,150,025 $97,728 $36
$50
59,149 102,534 134 57.62%
PROPOSALS
(BROADHURST)
$1,871,439 $207,938 $44
$65
43,444 84,206 71 51.90%
THE LITTLE FOXES
(VIVIAN BEAUMONT)
$1,759,936 $159,994 $27
$50
65,952 92,484 84 72.05%
THREE SISTERS
(CRITERION)
$1,708,904 $155,355 $39
$55
43,322 43,413 87 99.79%
LONDON ASSURANCE
(CRITERION)
$1,493,967 $135,815 $37
$55
39,976 42,914 86 92.84%
PLAY ON!
(BROOKS ATKINSON)
$1,402,692 $140,269 $23
$70
61,278 82,400 80 74.38%
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
(MUSIC BOX)
$1,382,904 $230,484 $41
$60
33,546 43,340 44 78.75%
THE OLD NEIGHBORHOOD
(BOOTH)
$1,369,699 $195,671 $36
$55
38,445 43,400 56 88.59%
SHOW Total Gross Avg. Gross Avg / Top Ticket Seats
Sold
Total
Seats
Perf. Avg. %
THE YOUNG MAN FROM ATLANTA
(LONGACRE)
$1,340,187 $103,091 $27
$45
50,356 110,595 101 45.36%
JACKIE: AN AMERICAN LIFE
(BELASCO)
$1,204,964 $100,414 $34
$68
36,791 90,900 90 41.88%
STANLEY
(CIRCLE)
$1,197,565 $99,797 $24
$45
48,320 60,990 95 78.81%
THE CHERRY ORCHARD
(MARTIN BECK)
$800,000 $400,000 $62
$75
13,000 18,486 13 70.75%
THE SUNSHINE BOYS
(LYCEUM)
$779,330 $155,866 $39
$60
19,681 32,904 36 59.48%
SHOW BOAT
(GERSHWIN)
$723,344 $723,344 $57
$75
12,735 15,344 8 83.00%
AN IDEAL HUSBAND
(ETHEL BARRYMORE)
$716,644 $179,161 $34
$55
20,956 35,072 32 59.78%
KING DAVID
(NEW AMSTERDAM)
$677,313 $338,656 $53
$75
12,745 15,444 9 82.55%
STREET CORNER SYMPHONY
(BROOKS ATKINSON)
$674,396 $74,933 $17
$70
40,719 65,331 63 64.40%
A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE 1997-1998
(CRITERION)
$649,261 $129,852 $38
$55
17,234 19,960 40 86.40%
MANDY PATINKIN
(LYCEUM)
$563,627 $140,907 $46
$60
12,229 14,784 16 84.63%
RAGTIME 1997-2000
(FORD CENTER)
$455,674 $455,674 $63
$75
7,235 7,252 4 99.80%
MEN ARE FROM MARS WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS
(GERSHWIN)
$358,316 $358,316 $32
$55
11,336 13,426 7 84.40%
JUAN DARIEN
(VIVIAN BEAUMONT)
$207,382 $207,382 $33
$45
6,237 8,304 8 75.10%
THE REHEARSAL
(CRITERION)
$185,522 $92,761 $29
$55
6,287 6,487 13 97.50%
SHOW Total Gross Avg. Gross Avg / Top Ticket Seats
Sold
Total
Seats
Perf. Avg. %
LOVE THY NEIGHBOR
(BOOTH)
$124,771 $124,771 $32
$50
3,914 4,686 6 83.50%
EUGENE ONEGIN
(MARTIN BECK)
$97,542 $97,542 $0
$24
4,047 9,100 7 44.50%
IT'S A SLIPPERY SLOPE
(VIVIAN BEAUMONT)
$75,589 $37,794 $25
$35
3,059 3,114 3 98.25%
TOTAL $490,827,200 $305,045 $47.97
$63.68
10,232,106 12,585,920 10082 81.30%


Note: All data presented for informational purposes only. BroadwayWorld.com makes no guarantees as to the accuracy of the data, or the matter in which it's presented. Source:
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