Top Grossing Broadway Shows of 2016
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| Show | Gross | Avg. Tix | Seats Sold | Total Perf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAMES AT SEA (HELEN HAYES) | $211,207 | $52 | 4,069 | 9 |
| THÉRÈSE RAQUIN (STUDIO 54) | $370,028 | $68 | 5,452 | 7 |
| SYLVIA (CORT) | $391,703 | $56 | 6,950 | 9 |
| HAND TO GOD (BOOTH) | $425,669 | $73 | 5,836 | 8 |
| ALTON BROWN LIVE: EAT YOUR SCIENCE (ETHEL BARRYMORE) | $580,738 | $103 | 5,651 | 8 |
| THE GIN GAME (GOLDEN) | $850,136 | $73 | 11,625 | 16 |
| LORD OF THE DANCE: DANGEROUS GAMES (LYRIC) | $870,337 | $74 | 11,750 | 9 |
| BLACK TO THE FUTURE (MARQUIS) | $905,893 | $98 | 9,178 | 6 |
| THE PRESENT (ETHEL BARRYMORE) | $1,095,670 | $138 | 8,180 | 8 |
| FRANKIE VALLI AND THE FOUR SEASONS ON BROADWAY (LUNT-FONTANNE) | $1,267,177 | $132 | 9,689 | 7 |
| MOTOWN THE MUSICAL (NEDERLANDER) | $1,496,081 | $75 | 19,902 | 24 |
| IN TRANSIT (CIRCLE IN THE SQUARE) | $1,644,144 | $59 | 28,376 | 52 |
| OUR MOTHER'S BRIEF AFFAIR (FRIEDMAN) | $1,727,741 | $49 | 35,508 | 75 |
| THE ILLUSIONISTS - LIVE ON BROADWAY (NEIL SIMON) | $1,801,327 | $119 | 15,149 | 13 |
| MY LOVE LETTER TO BROADWAY (LUNT-FONTANNE) | $1,854,959 | $114 | 16,313 | 12 |
| HUGHIE (BOOTH) | $2,023,264 | $64 | 31,993 | 55 |
| A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER (WALTER KERR) | $2,025,426 | $93 | 21,773 | 25 |
| SPRING AWAKENING (BROOKS ATKINSON) | $2,457,353 | $84 | 29,285 | 31 |
| CHINA DOLL (SCHOENFELD) | $2,898,696 | $116 | 24,856 | 31 |
| TUCK EVERLASTING (BROADHURST) | $2,943,941 | $51 | 59,117 | 67 |
| ALLEGIANCE (LONGACRE) | $3,121,415 | $74 | 41,666 | 54 |
| KING CHARLES III (MUSIC BOX) | $3,139,231 | $97 | 32,403 | 38 |
| THE FATHER (FRIEDMAN) | $3,419,470 | $68 | 50,634 | 103 |
| THE ILLUSIONISTS - TURN OF THE CENTURY (PALACE) | $3,449,904 | $78 | 44,538 | 40 |
| THE ENCOUNTER (GOLDEN) | $3,692,027 | $65 | 56,583 | 111 |
| A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE (LYCEUM) | $3,815,450 | $73 | 52,345 | 62 |
| THE CHERRY ORCHARD (AMERICAN AIRLINES) | $3,899,478 | $70 | 55,736 | 92 |
| DISASTER! (NEDERLANDER) | $4,293,431 | $61 | 70,701 | 104 |
| HEISENBERG (FRIEDMAN) | $4,516,447 | $78 | 57,555 | 93 |
| AN ACT OF GOD (BOOTH) | $4,566,859 | $81 | 56,696 | 108 |
| MISERY (BROADHURST) | $4,791,416 | $101 | 47,059 | 54 |
| NOISES OFF (AMERICAN AIRLINES) | $4,847,179 | $79 | 61,060 | 86 |
| LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT (AMERICAN AIRLINES) | $5,153,917 | $87 | 59,821 | 84 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN (MUSIC BOX) | $5,415,583 | $122 | 44,388 | 45 |
| AMERICAN PSYCHO (SCHOENFELD) | $5,627,480 | $78 | 72,358 | 81 |
| A BRONX TALE THE MUSICAL (LONGACRE) | $5,655,355 | $107 | 53,148 | 55 |
| ECLIPSED (GOLDEN) | $5,744,145 | $74 | 77,911 | 135 |
| LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES (BOOTH) | $5,939,591 | $109 | 54,285 | 88 |
| FALSETTOS (WALTER KERR) | $6,938,358 | $84 | 82,018 | 99 |
| OH, HELLO ON BROADWAY (LYCEUM) | $6,974,924 | $85 | 82,306 | 105 |
| FULLY COMMITTED (LYCEUM) | $7,068,657 | $76 | 93,227 | 140 |
| BRIGHT STAR (CORT) | $7,474,494 | $67 | 111,483 | 139 |
| BLACKBIRD (BELASCO) | $7,855,675 | $74 | 107,039 | 145 |
| HOLIDAY INN (STUDIO 54) | $8,336,851 | $79 | 102,642 | 131 |
| NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 (IMPERIAL) | $11,133,082 | $127 | 87,424 | 80 |
| THE CRUCIBLE (WALTER KERR) | $11,687,115 | $89 | 131,650 | 157 |
| SHE LOVES ME (STUDIO 54) | $11,744,157 | $80 | 145,633 | 163 |
| SHUFFLE ALONG, OR, THE MAKING OF THE MUSICAL SENSATION OF 1921 AND ALL THAT (MUSIC BOX) | $15,174,445 | $116 | 131,619 | 138 |
| FUN HOME (CIRCLE IN THE SQUARE) | $15,784,724 | $83 | 189,081 | 294 |
| THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME (ETHEL BARRYMORE) | $16,497,770 | $76 | 217,044 | 286 |
| THE FRONT PAGE (BROADHURST) | $16,531,669 | $132 | 125,405 | 108 |
| THE KING AND I (VIVIAN BEAUMONT) | $17,712,069 | $99 | 178,121 | 206 |
| CATS (NEIL SIMON) | $22,180,812 | $103 | 216,703 | 183 |
| THE HUMANS (HELEN HAYES) | $22,190,520 | $92 | 242,292 | 368 |
| FINDING NEVERLAND (LUNT-FONTANNE) | $23,247,918 | $79 | 290,872 | 271 |
| CHICAGO (AMBASSADOR) | $28,490,469 | $83 | 341,770 | 414 |
| LES MISÉRABLES (IMPERIAL) | $29,416,346 | $86 | 338,278 | 286 |
| AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (PALACE) | $33,348,637 | $86 | 386,138 | 326 |
| JERSEY BOYS (AUGUST WILSON) | $34,126,391 | $94 | 357,083 | 412 |
| PARAMOUR (LYRIC) | $34,236,035 | $89 | 388,105 | 273 |
| SOMETHING ROTTEN! (ST. JAMES) | $35,158,439 | $81 | 431,352 | 413 |
| WAITRESS (BROOKS ATKINSON) | $36,902,806 | $120 | 309,504 | 313 |
| THE COLOR PURPLE (JACOBS) | $36,962,503 | $97 | 378,933 | 413 |
| KINKY BOOTS (AL HIRSCHFELD) | $39,215,927 | $95 | 412,972 | 414 |
| FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (BROADWAY) | $41,878,061 | $85 | 489,463 | 414 |
| MATILDA (SHUBERT) | $43,373,994 | $84 | 511,972 | 414 |
| ON YOUR FEET! (MARQUIS) | $44,803,567 | $99 | 451,114 | 413 |
| BEAUTIFUL (STEPHEN SONDHEIM) | $45,562,647 | $117 | 389,115 | 413 |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (MAJESTIC) | $46,179,572 | $89 | 515,719 | 414 |
| SCHOOL OF ROCK (WINTER GARDEN) | $53,555,580 | $98 | 541,050 | 415 |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON (EUGENE O'NEILL) | $70,592,536 | $156 | 453,124 | 416 |
| ALADDIN (NEW AMSTERDAM) | $78,207,521 | $111 | 699,143 | 416 |
| WICKED (GERSHWIN) | $89,011,205 | $123 | 719,606 | 417 |
| THE LION KING (MINSKOFF) | $103,190,515 | $148 | 695,017 | 416 |
| HAMILTON (RICHARD RODGERS) | $105,471,174 | $189 | 558,977 | 416 |
Gross$580,738
Avg. Ticket$103
Seats Sold5,651
Total Perf.8
Gross$1,267,177
Avg. Ticket$132
Seats Sold9,689
Total Perf.7
Gross$1,801,327
Avg. Ticket$119
Seats Sold15,149
Total Perf.13
Gross$1,854,959
Avg. Ticket$114
Seats Sold16,313
Total Perf.12
Gross$2,025,426
Avg. Ticket$93
Seats Sold21,773
Total Perf.25
Gross$3,449,904
Avg. Ticket$78
Seats Sold44,538
Total Perf.40
Gross$5,153,917
Avg. Ticket$87
Seats Sold59,821
Total Perf.84
Gross$11,133,082
Avg. Ticket$127
Seats Sold87,424
Total Perf.80
Gross$15,174,445
Avg. Ticket$116
Seats Sold131,619
Total Perf.138
Gross$16,497,770
Avg. Ticket$76
Seats Sold217,044
Total Perf.286
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