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\n\tWicked<\/a><\/em> brought in a staggering $5 million last week, marking the highest weekly gross in history for any Broadway<\/a> show. <\/p>\n \n\tThat total, which was accumulated across nine shows last week, rather than the typical eight, is also a record for the show, which has been running on Broadway since 2003. The musical brought in $2 million more than the prior week and had an average ticket price of $290.61.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tWicked<\/em> is typically one of the top box office contenders, but it has seen a particular resurgence in recent weeks amid the popularity of the film.\u00a0The week between Christmas and New Year\u2019s is also typically one of the highest grossing for many shows in the industry.<\/p>\n \n\tIn addition to Wicked,<\/em> several other productions played nine performances last week, including The Lion King,<\/em> which brought in $4.2 million; Aladdin,<\/em> with $2.81 million; and The Great Gatsby<\/em>, with $2.62 million, breaking the box office record for nine shows at the Broadway Theatre. Hamilton<\/em> played an eight-show week and still had the third-highest gross in the industry, with $2.93 million.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tMany shows broke box office records last week, including The Outsiders<\/em>, which broke the box office record for eight shows at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre for the 10th time. The musical brought in just over $2 million, with an average ticket price of $239.96. Elf The Musical<\/em> also broke the box office record at the Marquis Theatre, with a gross of $2.2 million.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tAmid the booming holiday box office, productions were also contending with a rise in illness, including at Gypsy<\/em>, where the show had to cancel seven of its planned eight performances. The musical brought in $280,095 for the single performance.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tGrosses for this Christmas week were up by close to 23 percent compared to this week last season, which had Christmas Day and New Year\u2019s Eve within the same week. Overall, the 2024-25 season is up by more than 16 percent compared to last season and stands to bring in more over the remaining holiday week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \t\tTHR Newsletters<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n