Broadway Box Office: ‘Sunset Blvd’ Builds Momentum, ‘Job’ Goes Out on High

Sunset Blvd. continued to climb the grosses charts, bringing in $1.67 million in its first week of eight performances, which included several comped performances for press.

The revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, directed by Jamie Lloyd and starring Nicole Scherzinger, opened at the St. James Theatre on Oct. 20. The numbers gave Sunset a place in the top five grossing shows in the industry last week, behind the stalwarts of Wicked, with $2.2 million, The Lion King with $1.9 million and Hamilton with $1.7 million. Alicia Keys’ Hell’s Kitchen rounded out the top five with $1.5 million.

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Job, the psychological work drama which counts Shari Redstone as a co-producer, played the final week of its limited run on Broadway and had its highest grossing week yet, with $363,992 and 91 percent capacity at the Hayes Theater.

Overall, grosses across the industry slumped slightly, down 2 percent from the previous week as productions gear up for Thanksgiving and the winter holidays, while attendance increased by one percent.

A number of new shows are in previews, including the musical adaptation of Death Becomes Her, which brought in just above $570,000 in its first three previews at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. The musical is set to open Nov. 21.

Tammy Faye, which features music by Elton John, played seven performances at the Palace Theatre last week, compared to three performances the prior week, and brought in close to $550,000, playing to 80 percent capacity. The show is set to open Nov. 14.

Romeo + Juliet, starring Rachel Zegler and Kit Connor, opened at the Circle in the Square Theatre on Oct. 24, with the grosses accounting for the fully comped opening night and additional press performances. The play brought in just above $955,000 across eight performances, down $100,000 from the prior week, but with capacity over 100 percent.

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