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Top Grossing Broadway Shows of 2012


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Top grossing Broadway shows of 2012, sortable by show name, gross, average ticket price, seats sold, and total performances.
Show Gross Avg. Tix Seats Sold Total Perf.
PRIVATE LIVES
(MUSIC BOX)
$445,166 $72 6,204 9
BONNIE AND CLYDE
(SCHOENFELD)
$526,181 $73 7,247 8
MIKE TYSON: UNDISPUTED TRUTH
(LONGACRE)
$1,204,618 $133 9,160 12
PICNIC
(AMERICAN AIRLINES)
$405,388 $39 10,322 21
THE OTHER PLACE
(FRIEDMAN)
$471,389 $45 10,452 23
LYSISTRATA JONES
(WALTER KERR)
$581,276 $55 10,571 17
HUGH JACKMAN - BACK ON BROADWAY
(BROADHURST)
$2,056,957 $191 10,789 9
RUNNING ON EMPTY
(RICHARD RODGERS)
$997,676 $90 11,120 8
FRANKIE VALLI AND THE FOUR SEASONS ON BROADWAY
(BROADWAY)
$1,404,082 $123 11,401 7
THE ADDAMS FAMILY
(LUNT-FONTANNE)
$1,456,119 $121 11,999 8
SHATNER'S WORLD: WE JUST LIVE IN IT
(MUSIC BOX)
$914,006 $67 13,721 19
AN EVENING WITH PATTI LUPONE AND MANDY PATINKIN
(BARRYMORE)
$1,374,740 $96 14,210 21
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
(RICHARD RODGERS)
$1,810,163 $105 17,234 15
THE PERFORMERS
(LONGACRE)
$737,219 $37 19,860 30
THE ANARCHIST
(GOLDEN)
$1,651,411 $73 22,583 40
CHINGLISH
(LONGACRE)
$1,429,135 $63 23,105 41
BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSICAL
(IMPERIAL)
$2,571,625 $106 24,144 17
FELA!
(AL HIRSCHFELD)
$1,461,335 $50 28,741 32
THE MOUNTAINTOP
(JACOBS)
$2,573,938 $88 29,195 33
RELATIVELY SPEAKING
(BROOKS ATKINSON)
$1,828,161 $57 32,458 41
MAGIC/BIRD
(LONGACRE)
$1,136,102 $33 34,446 61
DEAD ACCOUNTS
(MUSIC BOX)
$2,835,572 $80 36,185 63
GOLDEN BOY
(BELASCO)
$1,887,769 $50 37,022 59
FOLLIES
(MARQUIS)
$3,351,400 $90 37,615 32
THE ROAD TO MECCA
(AMERICAN AIRLINES)
$1,910,477 $51 37,681 79
ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER
(ST. JAMES)
$3,118,013 $77 40,317 41
AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE
(FRIEDMAN)
$1,967,382 $47 41,886 85
SCANDALOUS
(NEIL SIMON)
$1,718,924 $44 42,216 60
WIT
(FRIEDMAN)
$2,302,405 $52 44,863 84
CYRANO DE BERGERAC
(AMERICAN AIRLINES)
$2,369,149 $51 45,837 84
DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER
(AMERICAN AIRLINES)
$2,130,070 $44 48,420 93
STICK FLY
(CORT)
$2,735,966 $55 48,992 72
LEAP OF FAITH
(ST. JAMES)
$1,343,840 $27 50,021 44
WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?
(BOOTH)
$3,891,012 $79 50,047 96
THE LYONS
(CORT)
$2,509,091 $45 57,421 101
THE COLUMNIST
(FRIEDMAN)
$3,505,086 $59 59,702 109
THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD
(STUDIO 54)
$3,584,865 $55 63,826 84
THE HEIRESS
(WALTER KERR)
$6,253,816 $92 68,106 97
ELF
(AL HIRSCHFELD)
$7,460,230 $95 76,460 66
GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS
(SCHOENFELD)
$11,599,276 $151 77,279 73
VENUS IN FUR
(LYCEUM)
$6,335,320 $80 78,439 151
GRACE
(CORT)
$6,060,267 $76 79,903 122
A CHRISTMAS STORY
(LUNT-FONTANNE)
$8,633,547 $94 89,233 66
SEMINAR
(GOLDEN)
$6,692,594 $72 89,518 151
HARVEY
(STUDIO 54)
$6,802,810 $72 93,579 94
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
(BROADHURST)
$6,060,065 $62 97,561 128
END OF THE RAINBOW
(BELASCO)
$6,856,068 $69 99,053 176
GODSPELL
(CIRCLE IN THE SQUARE)
$7,564,634 $68 109,838 209
DEATH OF A SALESMAN
(BARRYMORE)
$12,868,982 $116 110,550 108
OTHER DESERT CITIES
(BOOTH)
$9,442,703 $84 110,587 200
CHAPLIN
(BARRYMORE)
$8,009,009 $72 111,372 151
CLYBOURNE PARK
(WALTER KERR)
$8,767,402 $66 133,198 184
ANNIE
(PALACE)
$12,841,570 $90 138,037 100
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS
(MUSIC BOX)
$13,071,416 $93 140,382 172
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
(NEIL SIMON)
$10,882,991 $78 141,223 140
BRING IT ON THE MUSICAL
(ST. JAMES)
$11,410,177 $63 180,680 192
HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING
(AL HIRSCHFELD)
$16,877,748 $88 183,708 168
GORE VIDAL'S THE BEST MAN
(SCHOENFELD)
$18,329,754 $98 185,919 216
GHOST
(LUNT-FONTANNE)
$13,339,472 $72 186,851 175
ANYTHING GOES
(STEPHEN SONDHEIM)
$16,436,800 $84 195,575 225
PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT
(PALACE)
$15,791,235 $75 211,358 209
ROCK OF AGES
(HELEN HAYES)
$24,575,347 $104 235,236 424
PETER AND THE STARCATCHER
(BROOKS ATKINSON)
$16,263,912 $68 236,100 313
MEMPHIS
(SHUBERT)
$19,755,998 $70 282,770 257
PORGY AND BESS
(RICHARD RODGERS)
$25,416,849 $89 284,509 312
SISTER ACT
(BROADWAY)
$24,244,220 $73 330,847 281
NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT
(IMPERIAL)
$35,070,780 $99 353,240 313
ONCE
(JACOBS)
$40,415,937 $112 360,418 352
CHICAGO
(AMBASSADOR)
$30,996,848 $84 366,756 422
WAR HORSE
(VIVIAN BEAUMONT)
$36,566,633 $97 373,922 420
NEWSIES
(NEDERLANDER)
$39,387,135 $101 390,788 332
EVITA
(MARQUIS)
$48,627,897 $111 434,216 331
THE BOOK OF MORMON
(EUGENE O'NEILL)
$84,563,579 $182 463,856 424
JERSEY BOYS
(AUGUST WILSON)
$51,004,550 $106 478,938 422
MAMMA MIA!
(WINTER GARDEN)
$40,607,745 $83 486,543 422
MARY POPPINS
(NEW AMSTERDAM)
$44,741,159 $76 582,257 419
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
(MAJESTIC)
$47,458,151 $80 586,155 423
THE LION KING
(MINSKOFF)
$94,489,976 $134 700,070 424
SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK
(FOXWOODS)
$78,508,784 $110 707,366 423
WICKED
(GERSHWIN)
$96,580,572 $131 736,916 427
Gross$445,166 Avg. Ticket$72 Seats Sold6,204 Total Perf.9
Gross$526,181 Avg. Ticket$73 Seats Sold7,247 Total Perf.8
Gross$1,204,618 Avg. Ticket$133 Seats Sold9,160 Total Perf.12
Gross$405,388 Avg. Ticket$39 Seats Sold10,322 Total Perf.21
Gross$471,389 Avg. Ticket$45 Seats Sold10,452 Total Perf.23
Gross$581,276 Avg. Ticket$55 Seats Sold10,571 Total Perf.17
Gross$2,056,957 Avg. Ticket$191 Seats Sold10,789 Total Perf.9
Gross$997,676 Avg. Ticket$90 Seats Sold11,120 Total Perf.8
Gross$1,404,082 Avg. Ticket$123 Seats Sold11,401 Total Perf.7
Gross$1,456,119 Avg. Ticket$121 Seats Sold11,999 Total Perf.8
Gross$914,006 Avg. Ticket$67 Seats Sold13,721 Total Perf.19
Gross$1,374,740 Avg. Ticket$96 Seats Sold14,210 Total Perf.21
Gross$1,810,163 Avg. Ticket$105 Seats Sold17,234 Total Perf.15
Gross$737,219 Avg. Ticket$37 Seats Sold19,860 Total Perf.30
Gross$1,651,411 Avg. Ticket$73 Seats Sold22,583 Total Perf.40
Gross$1,429,135 Avg. Ticket$63 Seats Sold23,105 Total Perf.41
Gross$2,571,625 Avg. Ticket$106 Seats Sold24,144 Total Perf.17
Gross$1,461,335 Avg. Ticket$50 Seats Sold28,741 Total Perf.32
Gross$2,573,938 Avg. Ticket$88 Seats Sold29,195 Total Perf.33
Gross$1,828,161 Avg. Ticket$57 Seats Sold32,458 Total Perf.41
Gross$1,136,102 Avg. Ticket$33 Seats Sold34,446 Total Perf.61
Gross$2,835,572 Avg. Ticket$80 Seats Sold36,185 Total Perf.63
Gross$1,887,769 Avg. Ticket$50 Seats Sold37,022 Total Perf.59
Gross$3,351,400 Avg. Ticket$90 Seats Sold37,615 Total Perf.32
Gross$1,910,477 Avg. Ticket$51 Seats Sold37,681 Total Perf.79
Gross$3,118,013 Avg. Ticket$77 Seats Sold40,317 Total Perf.41
Gross$1,967,382 Avg. Ticket$47 Seats Sold41,886 Total Perf.85
Gross$1,718,924 Avg. Ticket$44 Seats Sold42,216 Total Perf.60
Gross$2,302,405 Avg. Ticket$52 Seats Sold44,863 Total Perf.84
Gross$2,369,149 Avg. Ticket$51 Seats Sold45,837 Total Perf.84
Gross$2,130,070 Avg. Ticket$44 Seats Sold48,420 Total Perf.93
Gross$2,735,966 Avg. Ticket$55 Seats Sold48,992 Total Perf.72
Gross$1,343,840 Avg. Ticket$27 Seats Sold50,021 Total Perf.44
Gross$3,891,012 Avg. Ticket$79 Seats Sold50,047 Total Perf.96
Gross$2,509,091 Avg. Ticket$45 Seats Sold57,421 Total Perf.101
Gross$3,505,086 Avg. Ticket$59 Seats Sold59,702 Total Perf.109
Gross$3,584,865 Avg. Ticket$55 Seats Sold63,826 Total Perf.84
Gross$6,253,816 Avg. Ticket$92 Seats Sold68,106 Total Perf.97
Gross$7,460,230 Avg. Ticket$95 Seats Sold76,460 Total Perf.66
Gross$11,599,276 Avg. Ticket$151 Seats Sold77,279 Total Perf.73
Gross$6,335,320 Avg. Ticket$80 Seats Sold78,439 Total Perf.151
Gross$6,060,267 Avg. Ticket$76 Seats Sold79,903 Total Perf.122
Gross$8,633,547 Avg. Ticket$94 Seats Sold89,233 Total Perf.66
Gross$6,692,594 Avg. Ticket$72 Seats Sold89,518 Total Perf.151
Gross$6,802,810 Avg. Ticket$72 Seats Sold93,579 Total Perf.94
Gross$6,060,065 Avg. Ticket$62 Seats Sold97,561 Total Perf.128
Gross$6,856,068 Avg. Ticket$69 Seats Sold99,053 Total Perf.176
Gross$7,564,634 Avg. Ticket$68 Seats Sold109,838 Total Perf.209
Gross$12,868,982 Avg. Ticket$116 Seats Sold110,550 Total Perf.108
Gross$9,442,703 Avg. Ticket$84 Seats Sold110,587 Total Perf.200
Gross$8,009,009 Avg. Ticket$72 Seats Sold111,372 Total Perf.151
Gross$8,767,402 Avg. Ticket$66 Seats Sold133,198 Total Perf.184
Gross$12,841,570 Avg. Ticket$90 Seats Sold138,037 Total Perf.100
Gross$13,071,416 Avg. Ticket$93 Seats Sold140,382 Total Perf.172
Gross$10,882,991 Avg. Ticket$78 Seats Sold141,223 Total Perf.140
Gross$11,410,177 Avg. Ticket$63 Seats Sold180,680 Total Perf.192
Gross$16,877,748 Avg. Ticket$88 Seats Sold183,708 Total Perf.168
Gross$18,329,754 Avg. Ticket$98 Seats Sold185,919 Total Perf.216
Gross$13,339,472 Avg. Ticket$72 Seats Sold186,851 Total Perf.175
Gross$16,436,800 Avg. Ticket$84 Seats Sold195,575 Total Perf.225
Gross$15,791,235 Avg. Ticket$75 Seats Sold211,358 Total Perf.209
Gross$24,575,347 Avg. Ticket$104 Seats Sold235,236 Total Perf.424
Gross$16,263,912 Avg. Ticket$68 Seats Sold236,100 Total Perf.313
Gross$19,755,998 Avg. Ticket$70 Seats Sold282,770 Total Perf.257
Gross$25,416,849 Avg. Ticket$89 Seats Sold284,509 Total Perf.312
Gross$24,244,220 Avg. Ticket$73 Seats Sold330,847 Total Perf.281
Gross$35,070,780 Avg. Ticket$99 Seats Sold353,240 Total Perf.313
Gross$40,415,937 Avg. Ticket$112 Seats Sold360,418 Total Perf.352
Gross$30,996,848 Avg. Ticket$84 Seats Sold366,756 Total Perf.422
Gross$36,566,633 Avg. Ticket$97 Seats Sold373,922 Total Perf.420
Gross$39,387,135 Avg. Ticket$101 Seats Sold390,788 Total Perf.332
Gross$48,627,897 Avg. Ticket$111 Seats Sold434,216 Total Perf.331
Gross$84,563,579 Avg. Ticket$182 Seats Sold463,856 Total Perf.424
Gross$51,004,550 Avg. Ticket$106 Seats Sold478,938 Total Perf.422
Gross$40,607,745 Avg. Ticket$83 Seats Sold486,543 Total Perf.422
Gross$44,741,159 Avg. Ticket$76 Seats Sold582,257 Total Perf.419
Gross$47,458,151 Avg. Ticket$80 Seats Sold586,155 Total Perf.423
Gross$94,489,976 Avg. Ticket$134 Seats Sold700,070 Total Perf.424
Gross$78,508,784 Avg. Ticket$110 Seats Sold707,366 Total Perf.423
Gross$96,580,572 Avg. Ticket$131 Seats Sold736,916 Total Perf.427

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: The Broadway League.

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