NEW YORK — Broadway producers had plenty of reasons to pop the bubbly as 2018 wound down, with many shows recording their most profitable weeks despite some eye-popping ticket prices. “Hamilton” crossed the $4 million mark for the week, with an average ticket costing $375.39. But not far away, “To Kill a Mockingbird” brought in $1.7 million over eight shows, making it the highest single-week grossing American play in Broadway history. “King Kong” may have been dismissed by critics but the monster ape musical got to boast that Sunday’s matinee grossed $243,090 — the bestselling single performance in the history of the Broadway Theatre. Magic show “The Illusionists — Magic of the Holidays” set a new all-time weekly box office record at the Marquis Theatre of $2.9 million but had to do it with 16 performances.

Source: National Post January 02, 2019 22:29 UTC