Jersey Boys Breaks Box Office Record in Philly; Has Highest Attendance Rate on Broadway!
October 12th, 2010News from JERSEY BOYS: The Philadelphia engagement of the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning musical JERSEY BOYS broke the box office record at the Forrest Theatre for the week ending October 10. The hit musical grossed $1,225,598. This tops the previous record, held by The Phantom of the Opera in 2006 of $1,214,323.
On Broadway, JERSEY BOYS had the highest attendance rate on Broadway–99.5%–and grossed $1,166,656 for the week ending October 10, 2010. The 31 shows on the boards grossed $19,984,869, climbing nearly 13.5% from the previous week.
Below are the Top 10 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending October 10, 2010.
- Wicked $1,602,698
- The Lion King $1,544,241
- Jersey Boys $1,166,656
- Billy Elliot: The Musical $1,131,195
- Promises, Promises $1,116,639
- The Addams Family $1,012,044
- Memphis $1,002,902
- Mama Mia! $949,532
- The Phantom of the Opera $837,589
- Mary Poppins $816,840
