Top Grossing Broadway Shows of 2019
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Browse by Year:
| Show | Gross | Avg. Tix | Seats Sold | Total Perf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YANNI (LUNT-FONTANNE) | $527,138 | $107 | 4,925 | 5 |
| WICKED (GERSHWIN) | $90,673,407 | $122 | 740,619 | 418 |
| WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME (HAYES) | $11,325,732 | $107 | 105,418 | 183 |
| WEST SIDE STORY (BROADWAY) | $4,558,785 | $124 | 36,540 | 21 |
| WAITRESS (BROOKS ATKINSON) | $36,847,575 | $99 | 366,715 | 415 |
| TRUE WEST (AMERICAN AIRLINES) | $5,608,646 | $93 | 60,131 | 87 |
| TORCH SONG (HAYES) | $276,173 | $69 | 4,000 | 8 |
| TOOTSIE (MARQUIS) | $37,483,427 | $97 | 385,231 | 310 |
| TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (SHUBERT) | $94,444,101 | $156 | 603,650 | 415 |
| TINA - THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL (LUNT-FONTANNE) | $18,004,684 | $138 | 130,616 | 88 |
| THE WAVERLY GALLERY (GOLDEN) | $1,810,855 | $78 | 23,084 | 31 |
| THE SOUND INSIDE (STUDIO 54) | $7,250,745 | $86 | 83,989 | 121 |
| THE ROSE TATTOO (AMERICAN AIRLINES) | $5,402,221 | $88 | 60,504 | 90 |
| THE PROM (LONGACRE) | $19,797,770 | $86 | 228,130 | 255 |
| THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG (LYCEUM) | $497,221 | $82 | 6,033 | 8 |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (MAJESTIC) | $51,847,542 | $91 | 565,776 | 416 |
| THE NEW ONE (CORT) | $1,354,711 | $77 | 17,440 | 24 |
| THE LION KING (MINSKOFF) | $112,571,006 | $162 | 692,966 | 419 |
| THE LIGHTNING THIEF (LONGACRE) | $4,405,962 | $60 | 71,701 | 117 |
| THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT (STUDIO 54) | $1,903,339 | $121 | 15,659 | 16 |
| THE INHERITANCE (ETHEL BARRYMORE) | $6,813,455 | $99 | 68,089 | 95 |
| THE ILLUSIONISTS - MAGIC OF THE HOLIDAYS (NEIL SIMON) | $5,297,281 | $100 | 52,114 | 48 |
| THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM (FRIEDMAN) | $3,161,762 | $75 | 42,281 | 87 |
| THE GREAT SOCIETY (VIVIAN BEAUMONT) | $4,755,412 | $73 | 65,268 | 98 |
| THE FERRYMAN (JACOBS) | $17,935,474 | $100 | 177,494 | 215 |
| THE CHER SHOW (NEIL SIMON) | $29,583,972 | $101 | 292,482 | 263 |
| THE BOOK OF MORMON (EUGENE O'NEILL) | $56,210,668 | $127 | 441,792 | 414 |
| THE BAND'S VISIT (ETHEL BARRYMORE) | $8,184,052 | $79 | 103,739 | 111 |
| SLAVE PLAY (GOLDEN) | $6,821,966 | $78 | 88,154 | 126 |
| SLAVA'S SNOWSHOW (STEPHEN SONDHEIM) | $3,397,968 | $80 | 42,577 | 57 |
| SEA WALL/A LIFE (HUDSON) | $6,509,397 | $97 | 69,022 | 74 |
| SCHOOL OF ROCK (WINTER GARDEN) | $2,702,731 | $89 | 30,133 | 24 |
| REGINA SPEKTOR (LUNT-FONTANNE) | $743,114 | $102 | 7,319 | 5 |
| PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL (NEDERLANDER) | $24,393,615 | $100 | 243,522 | 263 |
| ONCE ON THIS ISLAND (CIRCLE IN THE SQUARE) | $727,236 | $126 | 5,778 | 8 |
| OKLAHOMA! (CIRCLE IN THE SQUARE) | $21,059,572 | $107 | 196,685 | 326 |
| NETWORK (BELASCO) | $22,952,693 | $146 | 157,720 | 155 |
| MY FAIR LADY (VIVIAN BEAUMONT) | $21,653,418 | $110 | 197,318 | 216 |
| MOULIN ROUGE! (AL HIRSCHFELD) | $54,971,389 | $206 | 267,103 | 204 |
| MORRISSEY (LUNT-FONTANNE) | $1,881,374 | $187 | 10,085 | 7 |
| MEL BROOKS (LUNT-FONTANNE) | $583,140 | $197 | 2,967 | 2 |
| MEAN GIRLS (AUGUST WILSON) | $53,874,249 | $112 | 480,103 | 416 |
| LINDA VISTA (HAYES) | $1,605,102 | $56 | 29,034 | 62 |
| KRISTIN CHENOWETH: FOR THE GIRLS (NEDERLANDER) | $969,894 | $101 | 9,584 | 8 |
| KISS ME, KATE (STUDIO 54) | $14,272,788 | $95 | 149,856 | 155 |
| KINKY BOOTS (AL HIRSCHFELD) | $10,915,344 | $90 | 120,098 | 112 |
| KING LEAR (CORT) | $7,146,399 | $82 | 87,057 | 110 |
| KING KONG (BROADWAY) | $24,278,655 | $74 | 329,206 | 261 |
| JAGGED LITTLE PILL (BROADHURST) | $8,541,494 | $126 | 70,504 | 65 |
| INK (FRIEDMAN) | $5,289,107 | $88 | 60,205 | 111 |
| HILLARY AND CLINTON (GOLDEN) | $5,240,469 | $66 | 79,786 | 114 |
| HEAD OVER HEELS (HUDSON) | $342,867 | $58 | 5,908 | 7 |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS ONE AND TWO (LYRIC) | $78,416,312 | $117 | 669,886 | 413 |
| HARRY CONNICK, JR. - A CELEBRATION OF COLE PORTER (NEDERLANDER) | $4,434,145 | $163 | 28,568 | 26 |
| HAMILTON (RICHARD RODGERS) | $159,176,003 | $285 | 557,727 | 415 |
| HADESTOWN (WALTER KERR) | $50,533,490 | $169 | 296,686 | 320 |
| GRAND HORIZONS (HAYES) | $186,295 | $48 | 3,861 | 8 |
| GARY: A SEQUEL TO TITUS ANDRONICUS (BOOTH) | $4,503,831 | $58 | 76,853 | 110 |
| FROZEN (ST. JAMES) | $63,776,141 | $96 | 658,949 | 417 |
| FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME (BOOTH) | $11,290,439 | $133 | 84,963 | 124 |
| FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE (BROADHURST) | $3,548,264 | $64 | 57,997 | 95 |
| DERREN BROWN: SECRET (CORT) | $6,597,019 | $80 | 82,114 | 116 |
| DEAR EVAN HANSEN (MUSIC BOX) | $63,089,977 | $153 | 411,515 | 415 |
| DAVE CHAPPELLE (LUNT-FONTANNE) | $3,069,512 | $212 | 14,913 | 10 |
| CRISS ANGEL (LUNT-FONTANNE) | $434,072 | $49 | 8,794 | 7 |
| COME FROM AWAY (SCHOENFELD) | $50,651,448 | $115 | 440,984 | 415 |
| CHOIR BOY (FRIEDMAN) | $3,272,244 | $72 | 45,724 | 80 |
| CHICAGO (AMBASSADOR) | $32,954,507 | $86 | 380,137 | 415 |
| BURN THIS (HUDSON) | $13,420,946 | $115 | 117,959 | 135 |
| BETRAYAL (JACOBS) | $11,185,979 | $102 | 109,936 | 131 |
| BEETLEJUICE (WINTER GARDEN) | $39,749,767 | $93 | 424,331 | 312 |
| BEAUTIFUL (STEPHEN SONDHEIM) | $28,161,337 | $94 | 298,023 | 344 |
| BE MORE CHILL (LYCEUM) | $14,217,792 | $93 | 151,941 | 207 |
| BARRY MANILOW (LUNT-FONTANNE) | $3,466,049 | $161 | 21,647 | 17 |
| ANASTASIA (BROADHURST) | $9,104,947 | $89 | 102,192 | 103 |
| AMERICAN UTOPIA (HUDSON) | $11,585,664 | $162 | 71,077 | 75 |
| AMERICAN SON (BOOTH) | $2,755,144 | $116 | 23,639 | 32 |
| ALL MY SONS (AMERICAN AIRLINES) | $6,221,492 | $92 | 67,557 | 99 |
| ALADDIN (NEW AMSTERDAM) | $73,851,144 | $105 | 698,955 | 418 |
| AIN'T TOO PROUD (IMPERIAL) | $63,569,789 | $132 | 480,023 | 344 |
| A SOLDIER'S PLAY (AMERICAN AIRLINES) | $169,754 | $77 | 2,216 | 3 |
| A CHRISTMAS CAROL (LYCEUM) | $4,878,078 | $104 | 43,609 | 61 |
Gross$11,325,732
Avg. Ticket$107
Seats Sold105,418
Total Perf.183
Gross$18,004,684
Avg. Ticket$138
Seats Sold130,616
Total Perf.88
Gross$5,297,281
Avg. Ticket$100
Seats Sold52,114
Total Perf.48
Gross$24,393,615
Avg. Ticket$100
Seats Sold243,522
Total Perf.263
Gross$969,894
Avg. Ticket$101
Seats Sold9,584
Total Perf.8
Gross$78,416,312
Avg. Ticket$117
Seats Sold669,886
Total Perf.413
Gross$4,434,145
Avg. Ticket$163
Seats Sold28,568
Total Perf.26
Gross$4,503,831
Avg. Ticket$58
Seats Sold76,853
Total Perf.110
Gross$3,548,264
Avg. Ticket$64
Seats Sold57,997
Total Perf.95
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Past dollar values adjusted to today's dollars using BLS CPI-U annual averages.
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.