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Top Grossing Broadway Shows of 1998


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Show Gross Avg. Tix Seats Sold Total Perf.
RAGTIME 1997-2000
(FORD CENTER) 		$44,253,765 $61 725,217 416
THE LION KING
(NEW AMSTERDAM) 		$42,623,401 $58 735,997 418
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
(MAJESTIC) 		$36,354,939 $58 622,471 416
CHICAGO
(SHUBERT) 		$34,519,952 $58 593,108 416
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
(PALACE) 		$32,106,158 $54 594,045 416
TITANIC
(LUNT-FONTANNE) 		$28,242,280 $54 516,781 416
RENT
(NEDERLANDER) 		$27,761,691 $58 480,334 416
LES MISÉRABLES - ORIGINAL
(IMPERIAL) 		$25,508,299 $47 541,699 416
MISS SAIGON
(BROADWAY) 		$24,113,169 $44 553,575 416
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
(MARTIN BECK) 		$23,417,540 $56 417,950 371
JEKYLL AND HYDE
(PLYMOUTH) 		$21,874,968 $56 387,413 416
CATS
(WINTER GARDEN) 		$21,060,010 $45 462,800 416
THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL
(MINSKOFF) 		$19,220,307 $43 447,571 407
BRING IN DA NOISE BRING IN DA FUNK
(AMBASSADOR) 		$16,920,354 $45 370,876 416
SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE
(VIRGINIA) 		$16,703,346 $46 365,467 416
ART
(ROYALE) 		$16,005,243 $49 326,399 365
CABARET
(STUDIO 54) 		$10,968,407 $62 173,476 321
THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE
(WALTER KERR) 		$10,357,746 $46 223,074 296
1776
(GERSHWIN) 		$8,703,942 $36 238,622 192
HIGH SOCIETY
(ST. JAMES) 		$7,317,557 $43 168,193 171
Forever Tango 1997-1998
(MARQUIS) 		$6,408,478 $35 188,826 238
THE LIFE
(ETHEL BARRYMORE) 		$6,261,179 $46 136,045 184
THE CAPEMAN
(MARQUIS) 		$5,827,302 $52 113,157 99
A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE 1997-1998
(NEIL SIMON) 		$5,826,186 $35 171,669 234
FOOTLOOSE
(RICHARD RODGERS) 		$5,478,312 $52 105,106 94
SWAN LAKE
(NEIL SIMON) 		$5,418,246 $51 106,204 103
FREAK
(CORT) 		$5,283,095 $34 158,015 167
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
(MUSIC BOX) 		$4,703,433 $38 123,117 192
THE JUDAS KISS
(BROADHURST) 		$4,629,082 $46 99,964 109
THE SUNSHINE BOYS
(LYCEUM) 		$4,244,497 $39 107,823 206
WAIT UNTIL DARK
(BROOKS ATKINSON) 		$4,125,132 $45 91,598 108
ON THE TOWN 1988
(GERSHWIN) 		$4,104,811 $38 112,040 77
SIDE MAN
(Golden) 		$3,703,194 $38 96,540 192
TWELFTH NIGHT
(VIVIAN BEAUMONT) 		$3,602,900 $42 84,557 83
PETER PAN 1990-1991
(MARQUIS) 		$3,587,669 $57 62,434 45
THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO
(HELEN HAYES) 		$3,582,977 $48 73,938 208
THE KING AND I
(NEIL SIMON) 		$2,913,508 $41 70,741 64
THE OLD NEIGHBORHOOD
(BOOTH) 		$2,450,781 $33 72,569 152
LITTLE ME
(CRITERION) 		$2,073,150 $49 42,613 94
PARADE
(VIVIAN BEAUMONT) 		$1,989,687 $41 48,654 52
THE CHAIRS
(Golden) 		$1,830,517 $38 48,303 84
AH WILDERNESS
(VIVIAN BEAUMONT) 		$1,721,052 $26 66,008 84
ELECTRA
(ETHEL BARRYMORE) 		$1,412,313 $38 36,009 44
THE DEEP BLUE SEA
(CRITERION) 		$1,379,259 $36 38,764 90
AZNAVOUR
(MARQUIS) 		$1,331,285 $54 24,766 24
FOOL MOON
(BROOKS ATKINSON) 		$1,301,428 $36 36,587 48
THE BLUE ROOM
(CORT) 		$1,145,660 $40 28,950 28
HONOUR
(BELASCO) 		$1,132,819 $28 41,160 84
JACKIE: AN AMERICAN LIFE
(BELASCO) 		$1,056,768 $33 33,077 72
I'M STILL HERE...DAMN IT!
(BOOTH) 		$1,042,059 $37 28,932 57
PATTI LABELLE ON BROADWAY
(ST. JAMES) 		$989,597 $56 17,835 12
GOLDEN CHILD
(LONGACRE) 		$828,439 $24 34,346 80
JERRY SEINFELD
(BROADHURST) 		$774,652 $70 11,060 10
MANDY PATINKIN IN CONCERT: MAMALOSHEN
(BELASCO) 		$726,465 $42 17,344 28
GETTING AND SPENDING
(HELEN HAYES) 		$484,281 $35 14,353 64
SIDE SHOW
(RICHARD RODGERS) 		$438,527 $48 9,137 8
A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM
(ST. JAMES) 		$428,654 $46 9,313 8
STREET CORNER SYMPHONY
(BROOKS ATKINSON) 		$415,614 $18 24,073 41
AN EVENING WITH JERRY HERMAN
(BOOTH) 		$365,391 $34 11,345 41
IVANOV
(VIVIAN BEAUMONT) 		$362,244 $46 7,855 8
PROPOSALS
(BROADHURST) 		$300,757 $40 7,563 16
TRIUMPH OF LOVE
(ROYALE) 		$271,068 $52 5,170 8
COLIN QUINN - AN IRISH WAKE
(HELEN HAYES) 		$241,753 $37 6,542 24
FOSSE
(BROADHURST) 		$240,868 $70 3,465 3
A MOM'S LIFE
(BELASCO) 		$11,623 $26 444 3
RAGTIME 1997-2000
FORD CENTER
Gross$44,253,765 Avg. Ticket$61 Seats Sold725,217 Total Perf.416
THE LION KING
NEW AMSTERDAM
Gross$42,623,401 Avg. Ticket$58 Seats Sold735,997 Total Perf.418
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
MAJESTIC
Gross$36,354,939 Avg. Ticket$58 Seats Sold622,471 Total Perf.416
CHICAGO
SHUBERT
Gross$34,519,952 Avg. Ticket$58 Seats Sold593,108 Total Perf.416
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
PALACE
Gross$32,106,158 Avg. Ticket$54 Seats Sold594,045 Total Perf.416
TITANIC
LUNT-FONTANNE
Gross$28,242,280 Avg. Ticket$54 Seats Sold516,781 Total Perf.416
RENT
NEDERLANDER
Gross$27,761,691 Avg. Ticket$58 Seats Sold480,334 Total Perf.416
LES MISÉRABLES - ORIGINAL
IMPERIAL
Gross$25,508,299 Avg. Ticket$47 Seats Sold541,699 Total Perf.416
MISS SAIGON
BROADWAY
Gross$24,113,169 Avg. Ticket$44 Seats Sold553,575 Total Perf.416
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
MARTIN BECK
Gross$23,417,540 Avg. Ticket$56 Seats Sold417,950 Total Perf.371
JEKYLL AND HYDE
PLYMOUTH
Gross$21,874,968 Avg. Ticket$56 Seats Sold387,413 Total Perf.416
CATS
WINTER GARDEN
Gross$21,060,010 Avg. Ticket$45 Seats Sold462,800 Total Perf.416
THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL
MINSKOFF
Gross$19,220,307 Avg. Ticket$43 Seats Sold447,571 Total Perf.407
BRING IN DA NOISE BRING IN DA FUNK
AMBASSADOR
Gross$16,920,354 Avg. Ticket$45 Seats Sold370,876 Total Perf.416
SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE
VIRGINIA
Gross$16,703,346 Avg. Ticket$46 Seats Sold365,467 Total Perf.416
ART
ROYALE
Gross$16,005,243 Avg. Ticket$49 Seats Sold326,399 Total Perf.365
CABARET
STUDIO 54
Gross$10,968,407 Avg. Ticket$62 Seats Sold173,476 Total Perf.321
THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE
WALTER KERR
Gross$10,357,746 Avg. Ticket$46 Seats Sold223,074 Total Perf.296
1776
GERSHWIN
Gross$8,703,942 Avg. Ticket$36 Seats Sold238,622 Total Perf.192
HIGH SOCIETY
ST. JAMES
Gross$7,317,557 Avg. Ticket$43 Seats Sold168,193 Total Perf.171
Forever Tango 1997-1998
MARQUIS
Gross$6,408,478 Avg. Ticket$35 Seats Sold188,826 Total Perf.238
THE LIFE
ETHEL BARRYMORE
Gross$6,261,179 Avg. Ticket$46 Seats Sold136,045 Total Perf.184
THE CAPEMAN
MARQUIS
Gross$5,827,302 Avg. Ticket$52 Seats Sold113,157 Total Perf.99
A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE 1997-1998
NEIL SIMON
Gross$5,826,186 Avg. Ticket$35 Seats Sold171,669 Total Perf.234
FOOTLOOSE
RICHARD RODGERS
Gross$5,478,312 Avg. Ticket$52 Seats Sold105,106 Total Perf.94
SWAN LAKE
NEIL SIMON
Gross$5,418,246 Avg. Ticket$51 Seats Sold106,204 Total Perf.103
FREAK
CORT
Gross$5,283,095 Avg. Ticket$34 Seats Sold158,015 Total Perf.167
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
MUSIC BOX
Gross$4,703,433 Avg. Ticket$38 Seats Sold123,117 Total Perf.192
THE JUDAS KISS
BROADHURST
Gross$4,629,082 Avg. Ticket$46 Seats Sold99,964 Total Perf.109
THE SUNSHINE BOYS
LYCEUM
Gross$4,244,497 Avg. Ticket$39 Seats Sold107,823 Total Perf.206
WAIT UNTIL DARK
BROOKS ATKINSON
Gross$4,125,132 Avg. Ticket$45 Seats Sold91,598 Total Perf.108
ON THE TOWN 1988
GERSHWIN
Gross$4,104,811 Avg. Ticket$38 Seats Sold112,040 Total Perf.77
SIDE MAN
Golden
Gross$3,703,194 Avg. Ticket$38 Seats Sold96,540 Total Perf.192
TWELFTH NIGHT
VIVIAN BEAUMONT
Gross$3,602,900 Avg. Ticket$42 Seats Sold84,557 Total Perf.83
PETER PAN 1990-1991
MARQUIS
Gross$3,587,669 Avg. Ticket$57 Seats Sold62,434 Total Perf.45
THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO
HELEN HAYES
Gross$3,582,977 Avg. Ticket$48 Seats Sold73,938 Total Perf.208
THE KING AND I
NEIL SIMON
Gross$2,913,508 Avg. Ticket$41 Seats Sold70,741 Total Perf.64
THE OLD NEIGHBORHOOD
BOOTH
Gross$2,450,781 Avg. Ticket$33 Seats Sold72,569 Total Perf.152
LITTLE ME
CRITERION
Gross$2,073,150 Avg. Ticket$49 Seats Sold42,613 Total Perf.94
PARADE
VIVIAN BEAUMONT
Gross$1,989,687 Avg. Ticket$41 Seats Sold48,654 Total Perf.52
THE CHAIRS
Golden
Gross$1,830,517 Avg. Ticket$38 Seats Sold48,303 Total Perf.84
AH WILDERNESS
VIVIAN BEAUMONT
Gross$1,721,052 Avg. Ticket$26 Seats Sold66,008 Total Perf.84
ELECTRA
ETHEL BARRYMORE
Gross$1,412,313 Avg. Ticket$38 Seats Sold36,009 Total Perf.44
THE DEEP BLUE SEA
CRITERION
Gross$1,379,259 Avg. Ticket$36 Seats Sold38,764 Total Perf.90
AZNAVOUR
MARQUIS
Gross$1,331,285 Avg. Ticket$54 Seats Sold24,766 Total Perf.24
FOOL MOON
BROOKS ATKINSON
Gross$1,301,428 Avg. Ticket$36 Seats Sold36,587 Total Perf.48
THE BLUE ROOM
CORT
Gross$1,145,660 Avg. Ticket$40 Seats Sold28,950 Total Perf.28
HONOUR
BELASCO
Gross$1,132,819 Avg. Ticket$28 Seats Sold41,160 Total Perf.84
JACKIE: AN AMERICAN LIFE
BELASCO
Gross$1,056,768 Avg. Ticket$33 Seats Sold33,077 Total Perf.72
I'M STILL HERE...DAMN IT!
BOOTH
Gross$1,042,059 Avg. Ticket$37 Seats Sold28,932 Total Perf.57
PATTI LABELLE ON BROADWAY
ST. JAMES
Gross$989,597 Avg. Ticket$56 Seats Sold17,835 Total Perf.12
GOLDEN CHILD
LONGACRE
Gross$828,439 Avg. Ticket$24 Seats Sold34,346 Total Perf.80
JERRY SEINFELD
BROADHURST
Gross$774,652 Avg. Ticket$70 Seats Sold11,060 Total Perf.10
MANDY PATINKIN IN CONCERT: MAMALOSHEN
BELASCO
Gross$726,465 Avg. Ticket$42 Seats Sold17,344 Total Perf.28
GETTING AND SPENDING
HELEN HAYES
Gross$484,281 Avg. Ticket$35 Seats Sold14,353 Total Perf.64
SIDE SHOW
RICHARD RODGERS
Gross$438,527 Avg. Ticket$48 Seats Sold9,137 Total Perf.8
A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM
ST. JAMES
Gross$428,654 Avg. Ticket$46 Seats Sold9,313 Total Perf.8
STREET CORNER SYMPHONY
BROOKS ATKINSON
Gross$415,614 Avg. Ticket$18 Seats Sold24,073 Total Perf.41
AN EVENING WITH JERRY HERMAN
BOOTH
Gross$365,391 Avg. Ticket$34 Seats Sold11,345 Total Perf.41
IVANOV
VIVIAN BEAUMONT
Gross$362,244 Avg. Ticket$46 Seats Sold7,855 Total Perf.8
PROPOSALS
BROADHURST
Gross$300,757 Avg. Ticket$40 Seats Sold7,563 Total Perf.16
TRIUMPH OF LOVE
ROYALE
Gross$271,068 Avg. Ticket$52 Seats Sold5,170 Total Perf.8
COLIN QUINN - AN IRISH WAKE
HELEN HAYES
Gross$241,753 Avg. Ticket$37 Seats Sold6,542 Total Perf.24
FOSSE
BROADHURST
Gross$240,868 Avg. Ticket$70 Seats Sold3,465 Total Perf.3
A MOM'S LIFE
BELASCO
Gross$11,623 Avg. Ticket$26 Seats Sold444 Total Perf.3

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